Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed Over UPS Jet Crash

Aviation attorney says incident raises questions about ‘profit over safety.’

Caleb Revill

Thursday, December 04, 2025 at 01:00 PM ET

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Ryan Ewing

UPS MD-11 freighter [Credit: Jim Allen/FreightWaves]

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Wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against UPS, Boeing, General Electric, and a maintenance provider following the November 4 crash of a UPS MD-11F cargo jet in Louisville.
The lawsuits, filed by families of victims who died in the industrial park crash that killed 14 people, allege negligence and catastrophic safety system failures.
The NTSB's preliminary investigation noted fatigue fractures in components of the 34-year-old aircraft, which crashed after its left engine caught fire and detached during takeoff.
The incident has led to the FAA grounding all MD-11 aircraft and prompted attorneys to raise concerns about "profit over safety" due to the plane's age.

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The first wrongful death lawsuits have been filed in Kentucky state court following the November 4 crash of a UPS MD-11F in Louisville.

The suits were filed on Wednesday by Clifford Law Offices of Chicago and attorney Sam Aguiar of Louisville on behalf of the families of Angela Anderson, a customer at a local business, and Trinadette Chavez, an employee at one of the businesses destroyed in the crash.