PHILADELPHIA – For reasons of alleged improper venue, Sikorsky Aircraft is attempting to dismiss wrongful death litigation from the families of six members of the Canadian Armed Forces, who were killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Greece, allegedly due to a defective design in the helicopter’s flight system.
PHILADELPHIA – The families of six members of the Canadian Armed Forces who were killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Greece have launched litigation against the helicopter’s American manufacturer, Sikorsky Aircraft, charging it with defectively designing the aircraft and causing the fatal crash.
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Board of Directors of City Trusts, the agency charged with overseeing charitable trusts bequeathed to the City of Philadelphia, today announced the unanimous election of prominent city attorney Bernard W. Smalley as its President – the first African-American ever to lead the Board in its 151-year history.
Smalley will lead a Board that administers 119 public charitable trusts, including Girard College, the historic boarding school in North Philadelphia; Wills Eye Hospital, consistently ranked as one of the top eye hospitals in the nation; the John Scott Award, which is bestowed annually in honor of Benjamin Franklin to honor singular achievements in science and medicine; and a series of other trusts dedicated to improving conditions on the Delaware waterfront and providing financial support for thousands of Philadelphians in need.