Australia, July 28 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 27:
1. This matter came before me today pursuant to the motions filed by the plaintiff, Ms Hudson, in her matter and on behalf of each of the McBeth plaintiffs. The proceedings relate to a plane crash, which occurred on 23 January 2020 whilst the operator of the plane was engaged in aerial firefighting operations during the severe 2020 Australian bushfire season.
2. Sadly, while the particular Lockheed aircraft was involved in aerial firefighting, the plane crashed, leading to the tragic loss of life of all three members, Rick DeMorgan Jr, Paul Hudson and Ian McBeth.
3. Ms Hudson, an American citizen, is pursuing proceedings in...