Blackpool helicopter crash families sue US firm

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The families of a pilot and passenger killed in a helicopter crash in 2009 are to sue its US-based manufacturer.

Steven Lewis, 38, and passenger Philip Gray, 45, died shortly after taking off from Blackpool Airport.

A US federal judge has ruled that the lawsuit can be filed in the Philadelphia Federal Court against the makers of The Schweizer 269C.

Jim Morris, from law firm Irwin Mitchell, said the families are seeking seven-figure damages.
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