A 2015 Colombia airplane crash that killed two men and seriously injured a third during the filming of Tom Cruise's upcoming film "American Made" has spun off a new dispute in Georgia, where one insurer has sued another seeking at least $450,000 in mounting legal bills.
|Mounting legal bills
A declaratory judgment action filed June 19, 2017, by Allianz Global Risks US Insurance in federal court in Atlanta asks that Great American Insurance be deemed the primary carrier for multiple entities facing two wrongful death suits in California state court.
Great American has already sued many of those same defendants to shield itself from some of their legal expenses and any potential judgments.
Great American's filings in federal court in California assert, among other things, that the pilot of the aircraft, who was killed in the wreck, may have been both inexperienced and not authorized to fly it under the terms of its policy, and that the plane may have been used for an unexplained "unlawful purpose."
|Policies of aircraft owners & film production co.
According to court filings, Great American carried a $50 million per occurrence liability policy for the owners of the aircraft and Allianz carried a $25 million policy for production company Mena Productions.
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Greg Land
Greg Land covers topics including verdicts and settlements and insurance-related litigation for the Daily Report in Atlanta.
