Families of European Ski-Lift Victims Sue U.S.
WASHINGTON — Families of some of the 20 Europeans killed when a low-flying Marine jet severed a gondola cable in Italy are seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages from the U.S. government.
The attorney for a Polish man whose wife and son were killed filed a civil claim Monday for more than $10 million from the United States and Italy. The lawyer urged the U.S. government to waive its immunity.
Meanwhile, a $31-million claim for damages has been filed directly with the Pentagon’s National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
The American pilot of the jet, Capt. Richard Ashby, 31, is from Mission Viejo. He faces a court-martial in the incident.
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