This is an interesting claim of negligence. Essentially, while flying a helicopter, a Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk, from Oregon to Alaska the helicopter's tail hit a power cable that was unmarked while flying at around 125 knots at about 200 feet off the deck. The way the pilots were flying their helicopter was considered unsafe and the crash resulted in the death of 3 individuals. Upon review of the flight recorder it turns out that apparently the pilot and copilot were sight-seeing. However, there were conflicting witness reports and according to the defendants lawyer the lines were improperly marked.
I feel as though a claim of negligence is accurate as the crew were not paying proper attention to their jobs. However if the lines were not properly marked then some of the blame may be alleviated.
I believe that the this case may involve joint and several liability due to two separate parties seemingly responsible for the helicopter crash. Their seems to be at least two defendants in this case, one being sued for negligence due to the their failure to properly mark power lines that contributed to the crash. I believe the other defendants would be pilots of the helicopter due to their unsafe ways of flying and their negligence of their passengers.
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