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Family Reaches Settlement in WBTV Meteorologist Jason Myers' Wrongful Death Case
The court found operational and maintenance errors caused the crash, ordering insurers to pay $50 million as part of a $126.3 million wrongful death settlement.
- A North Carolina judge ordered $50 million to be paid to the family of meteorologist Jason Myers, who died in a helicopter crash, after finding liable the companies that owned the helicopter.
- Judge Forrest Bridges found the companies that owned the helicopter liable in widow Jillian Myers' wrongful death lawsuit.
- The National Transportation Safety Board determined the crash was due to inadequate inspections that led to the loss of helicopter control.
- Jillian Myers stated the settlement acknowledges the profound impact of her husband's death and hopes it will lead to improved safety in the industry.
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iHeartMedia’s TTWN Ordered To Pay $50 Million In Helicopter Crash Suit
iHeartMedia’s Total Traffic & Weather Network has been ordered to pay $50 million to the family of WBTV Charlotte meteorologist Jason Myers as part of a settlement following his November 2022 death in a helicopter crash. North Carolina state Superior Court Judge Forrest Bridges ordered Total Traffic & Weather Network and parent companies iHeartCommunications and iHeartMedia to pay $50 million as owners of the helicopter, which crashed in Novembe…
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