CHICAGO – An Addison woman is seeking damages from two airlines after she allegedly was injured in a plane crash in Mexico.
Maria G. Chaidez filed a complaint on Nov. 14 in Cook County Circuit Court against Aerovias de Mexico SA CV and Aerolitoral SA De CV alleging negligence.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges on July 31, she was injured while onboard defendants' Flight 2431 from General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport in Mexico to Chicago. The suit states the plane crashed shortly after takeoff because of inclement weather.
The plaintiff alleges the defendants failed to assess pre-flight weather conditions and negligently attempted to takeoff in inclement weather.
The plaintiff seeks judgment against the defendants for a sum in excess of the jurisdictional limits and all costs associated with the litigation. She is represented by Robert A. Clifford, Kevin P. Durkin, Richard F. Burke Jr., and Jack J. Casciato of Clifford Law Offices PC in Chicago.
Cook County Circuit Court case number 18-L-12357