New Lawsuits Target UPS, Boeing, Late Pilot’s Estate Over Fatal Louisville Crash

Complaints represent over 100 people connected to the disaster, including some who lost family members.

Zach Vasile

Friday, May 08, 2026 at 01:59 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

UPS MD-11 [Credit: Shutterstock/Austin Deppe]

Key Takeaways:

Fifteen new lawsuits have been filed against UPS, Boeing, GE, and others, including the deceased captain's estate, regarding the November 2025 UPS cargo flight crash that killed 15 people and injured dozens.
The lawsuits allege corporate negligence, stating the crash was preventable and caused by a known defect (left engine pylon assembly failure) that had prompted earlier safety warnings from Boeing but was allegedly not adequately addressed.
These actions, representing over 100 people, follow unsuccessful settlement discussions and coincide with ongoing NTSB investigations into metal fatigue, prompting the FAA to temporarily ban MD-11s and UPS to retire its entire fleet of the aircraft.

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Fifteen new lawsuits were filed Thursday over the crash of a UPS cargo flight that killed 15 people and injured dozens more in November 2025.

The cases collectively represent over 100 people connected to the crash, including some who lost family members, attorneys said. Others were injured in the disaster or had their business destroyed when the MD-11 slammed into an industrial area shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (KSDF) in Kentucky.