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Google co-founder Brin named a defendant in wrongful death complaint

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Kinda telling that she also named Google as a defendant despite the company not being involved whatsoever, and telling her that up front. Just a classic case of fishing for a settlement, which she will get just to avoid the press attention.

How did you get that takeaway from the litigation complaint? The complaint claims google co-owned the aircraft.

because this is HN, who is overly pro-tech and looks for any excuse as to why they should be protected.

Because ... ya know ... 2 people dying is just someone fishing for money.

I would sue everyone tangentially related to the aircraft if my souse was killed through possible negligence. Wouldn’t you do the same for your loved ones?

The focus on Brin and google could just be the articles emphasis to catch eyes and spark outrage. If the allegations are accurate, seems likey that the responsibility would be with seafly.

I wonder what went wrong. Fuel pumps aren't rocket science.

How dare they pursue a legal strategy that will maximize the chances of a good outcome for them!

But rich people might have to give money to poors!

it's a sad, they crashed like 30 miles off the coast in very poor weather. if they had managed to turn back ~15 minutes earlier they probably would've been able to land at HAF. the preliminary ntsb report is here: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/G...

if you want to read about the crazy stuff that ferry pilots do, i can recommend kerry mccauley's "ferry pilot: nine lives over the north atlantic". he's got a story in there of ferrying an f35 (the bonanza type) across the atlantic when his extra fuel bladder stops feeding the main tanks so he has to pressurize the system by blowing into the bladder. absolutely bonkers stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt2TGjuwv_s

This has popped up a couple times, and each time I wonder what obligations, if any, there are to recover the plane lost at sea.

Keep in mind that this reporting is on allegations, not findings that of fact.

Wow, from the article, it sounds rather damning. I wonder if that is the true course of events.

'Succession' was a documentary about the American oligarch class.

Why was Brin named defendant when his contractors hired the pilots and did all the related work? Because Brin is a billionaire. That’s why.

It sounds like Brin may have also made promises to the widow about recovering the body--which he didn't keep.

Because he was the one who bought the bladder and asked for it to be installed and did not have anyone verify it was done correctly and with all associated paperwork. That’s why.

>did not have anyone verify it was done correctly and with all associated paperwork.

We shouldn't jump to conclusions. The article explicitly states that Seafly was responsible for the aircraft's maintenance.

The owner of the aircraft has ultimate responsibility for its maintenance.

Sure, the owner has a duty of responsibility, but that doesn't mean it can't be outsourced or that liability in the event of failure transfers back to the owner.

It does make sense to include everyone, because it isn't necessarily clear if this was outsourced properly.

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