A Beijing court has ruled Malaysia Airlines must pay 2.9 million yuan ($410,000) each to the families of eight p
assengers who went missing in the disappearance of Flight 370 more than a decade ago.
The court ordered the airline to pay each family compensation for the death of their loved one, funeral expenses, a
nd damages stemming from emotional distress, it said in a statement Monday. Although it is not known what happened to the passengers, they have been declared le
gally dead.
There were 239 passengers and crew members on the flight that dis
appeared after departing Kuala Lumpur for Beijing in 2014. Despite years of searches, it’s unknown why the plane went do
wn or what happened to the people on board. Most of the passengers were Chinese, and their families in China have continued to seek answers.
The court said that another 23 cases remain pending. In 47 oth
er cases, families have reached agreements with the airlines and withdrawn their suits.
Last Wednesday, the Malaysian government said a search for the plane would resume Dec. 30.
Photograph: In this Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, file photo, a man views a fleet of Malaysia Airline planes on the ta
rmac of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, in Malaysia. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)
Watch More Image Part 2 >>>
A Dunkin’ Donuts cashier who was stabbed by an Atlanta-area rapper has only the workers’ compensation r
emedy, even if the incident seems far outside the scope of work duties, the Georgia Court of Appeals has decided.
“In this case, the trial court erroneously concluded that (victim Meki
a) Bryant’s injuries did not arise out of her employment because ‘there is a significant difference between the resolution of basic customer service
dispute[s] and being subjected to criminal assault by a disgruntled customer,'” the appellate judges wrote in the Dec. 3 opinion. “That distinction, however, is one of
degree, not kind, and we have previously held that injuries of the kind at issue in the present matter fall within the exclusive remedy provision of the Act.”
It all began almost exactly five years ago, when the rapper Marquavis Goolsby, also known as DaeDae, ordered a
t the drive-through at Dunkin’, a store owned by Peachstate Concess
ions. Bryant informed the rapper, whom she had never met, that the restaurant was out of the food items – certain flavors of doughnuts that he had requested, the court opinion explained.