A German court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the relatives of the victims of the Germanwings crash

The Braunschweig Regional Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by 30 relatives of those who died in the Germanwings plane crash, who had sought additional compensation from Germany for emotional distress.

The case concerns the 2015 plane crash that killed 150 people. The relatives sought up to €110,000 each, claiming that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz’s fitness to fly had not been properly assessed prior to the tragedy.

 The court ruled that the families already have similar claims against the airline Germanwings GmbH. Therefore, they cannot seek additional compensation for emotional distress from the Federal Republic of Germany.

The decision was handed down more than 11 years after the crash.

Source: Spiegel.

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