US lawyers have filed the first of several lawsuits against aircraft maker Boeing seeking compensation for victims of the recent Thai plane crash.
90 people, including one Irish man, died when a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 jet of Thai budget carrier One-Two-Go broke up in flames after it hit an embankment while landing in heavy rain on the island of Phuket on 16 September.
More than 100 survivors and victims' relatives have given authority to two US lawyers to represent them to claim damages from Chicago-based Boeing, which took over plane maker McDonnell Douglas Corporation in 1997.
The flight data recorders are due to arrive back in Thailand at the weekend, following analysis in the US to help determine the cause of the crash.
The first lawsuit was filed on behalf of Thai victim Parinyawit Choosaeng who suffered burn injuries in the crash.
The lawsuit demands that the court order the defendant to immediately release to the families all relevant evidence on the design and manufacturing records of the accident aircraft including maintenance records.
According to one of the lawyers, the lawsuits must be filed shortly after the accident to preserve evidence.
The MD-82 model has crashed 13 times, including the Thai crash.
