COMAIR: Map maker removed from Comair crash suit

Herald Leader update on Comair Crash trials:

Map maker removed from Comair crash suit

A company that publishes airport diagrams is not liable for the Comair Flight 5191 crash that killed 49 people at Blue Grass Airport, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Karl Forester dismissed third-party claims against Jeppesen Sanderson Inc., in the complex litigation over the August 2006 crash that is scheduled for trial on Aug. 4. Jeppesen had been sued by First Captain James Polehinke and the estates of Capt. Jeffrey Clay and flight attendant Kelly Heyer in 22 lawsuits. Polehinke, the flight's only survivor, and Comair have been sued by dozens of relatives of the crash victims. Forester cited Polehinke's testimony in a sealed deposition to support the ruling.