Canadians injured in Delta plane crash in Toronto sue airline in U.S. court

Thomas Daigle · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 19, 2025 7:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Nine Canadians who suffered "extreme" injuries successful past month's fiery clang astatine Toronto's Pearson International Airport are blaming Delta Air Lines and its formation unit and seeking unspecified damages, according to caller U.S. tribunal filings reviewed by CBC News.

Minneapolis instrumentality steadfast Chestnut Cambronne filed the six similarly-worded lawsuits successful U.S. District Court past Friday. All plaintiffs — including a insignificant identified lone arsenic C.S. — are listed arsenic Canadian passengers connected Delta formation 4819, which flipped connected the runway aft travelling from Minneapolis to Toronto connected Feb. 17.

The lawsuits allege "gross negligence and recklessness" by unit members, who were "inadequately trained and supervised" by Delta and Endeavor Air. The Delta subsidiary operated the CRJ-900, built by Canadian steadfast Bombardier.

The unit "failed to observe the astir cardinal procedures for a landing attack into [Pearson], failed to appropriately show formation conditions connected approach, and failed [to] pass and respond successful the cockpit to those formation conditions," attorneys Bryan L. Bleichner and Christopher P. Renz wrote.

Dark fume could beryllium seen billowing from the fuselage aft the mid-afternoon crash. Social media posts showed passengers near hanging upside down aft the pitchy flipped implicit and came to a halt connected the snowy runway.

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According to the caller lawsuits, the plaintiffs proceed to endure from "extreme bodily and intelligence injuries," much than a period aft the incident, positive economical losses. Authorities antecedently said among 80 radical connected board, 21 were taken to hospital, including 1 child.

The allegations successful the caller lawsuits person not been tested successful court. Public records amusement the airlines person not responded to the caller allegations successful court. The lawyers for the plaintiffs did not respond to an interrogation petition connected Wednesday. 

The Minneapolis civilian suits are the latest successful a bid of cases filed successful transportation with the flight. Toronto instrumentality steadfast Rochon Genova announced the time aft the clang it had been retained by definite passengers and their families.

Canada's Transportation Safety Board is expected to merchandise the preliminary findings of its probe — but halt abbreviated of pointing to a origin — connected Thursday.

Delta precocious announced it would connection $30,000 US to each rider connected the flight, saying the connection comes with "no strings attached."