The civil trial of Holly and Tim Wicker vs. TWA and Boeing determined liability and damages. The attorney representing the plaintiffs was a very competent attorney for criminal defense by the name of Charles Hvass. As a lawyer representing clients against two deep-pocketed defendants, Charles Hvass …
The crew gets a retrial
Two years after the NTSB accused the crew of having caused the upset that nearly resulted in the deaths of 89 passengers and crew, the flight crew was given a second chance of sorts to clear their names. That opportunity came in the form of a civil trial. A number of TWA 841 passengers had filed …