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 in Kentucky against UPS, Boeing, General Electric, and a maintenance provider following the November 4 crash of a UPS MD-11F cargo jet in Louisville, which resulted in 14 deaths and 23 injuries.
The lawsuits allege negligence, citing a catastrophic system failure, while attorneys have raised questions about the 34-year-old aircraft's age and potential "profit over safety" issues.
Preliminary NTSB investigation findings include fatigue fractures in bolts and locking devices on the aircraft, a cockpit warning bell before the crash, and prompted the FAA to ground all MD-11 aircraft pending further investigation.

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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.