Families of Nevada Helicopter Crash Victims Awarded $16M
A jury has awarded $16 million to the families of four passengers who were killed in a December 2011 helicopter crash near Lake Mead in Nevada.
The jurors ruled against Sundance Helicopters Inc. in a wrongful death case filed by the families, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
The people killed in the crash were Lovish Bhanot, 28, and Anupama Bhola, 26, a honeymooning couple from India; Delwin and Tamara Chapman, both 49, a couple from Utica, Kansas, who were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary; and the 31-year-old pilot, Landon Nield.
“For almost three years the defendant, Sundance Helicopters Inc., has denied liability to these people for this helicopter crash,” attorney Gary Robb told the Review-Journal after hearing the verdict. “They have refused to take responsibility.”
Jurors deliberated about six hours before concluding that the company’s negligence caused the four deaths, the Review-Journal reported.
“It was a tough call,” juror Randy Peck said. Jurors struggled to place a dollar amount on the loss of life. Peck said.
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