Airbus Facing Lawsuit From Victims’ Families Of Deadly News Helicopter Crash

Widows of two different crew members who were killed during a fatal helicopter crash in December 2023 have elected to sue Airbus, claiming that a dangerous design defect caused the fatal accident. Rosalyn Collins, the widow of pilot Monroe Smith, and Elaine Dougherty, the widow of photographer Christopher Dougherty, filed this case in Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas shortly before the tragic accident’s second anniversary.