Air France Flight 358

We are in the process of prosecuting a class action lawsuit in relation to the crash of Flight 358. The statement of claim was issued on August 8, 2005 pursuant to the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, filed at the Office of the Registrar in Toronto. The fresh as amended statement of claim was filed on August 31, 2005.

J.J. Camp and Joe Fiorante of the law firm Camp Fiorante Matthews, and Harvey T. Strosberg, have joined the case initiated on August 8, 2005. Further information and updates are available on the Camp Fiorante Mattews website, accessible at www.cfmlawyers.ca or www.flight358.com.

We are requesting information at this time from all passengers, crew members, or families of those associated with the flight.

Our statement of claim is for the following damages:

special damages and pecuniary damages in the amount of $75,000,000.00 or such other sum as this Honourable Court finds appropriate;

non-pecuniary damages, general damages, aggravated damages, exemplary damages and punitive damages in the amount of $50,000,000.00 or such other sum as this Honourable Court finds appropriate;

damages pursuant to s. 61 of the Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3 in the amount of $25,000,000.00 or such other sum as this Honourable Court finds appropriate;

REPRESENTATIVE PLAINTIFFS

The representatives of the class are Sahar Alqudsi, a woman who was seated in the business class section in seat 04J besides her 3 year old daughter, Dounia Qawasmi. She suffered neck and back injuries, when the slide she went down, clutching her daughter, did not fully deploy. Husband and father Younis Qawasmi was not on the aircraft and flew home from Jordan to be with his wife and child. On August 6, 2005, the family was flying to Jordan, which of course was very traumatic for 3 year old Dounia, having gone through this event on August 2, 2005.

DEFENDANTS

Our statement of claim pleads very specific allegations as against the co-pilot and pilot, Air France on its own and as liable in law for the actions of the pilot and co-pilot, and against the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Airbus S.A.S., NAV CANADA, and Goodrich Inc.

Some of the possible liability issues include:

Our statement of claim specifically pinpoints issues in regard to the recommendations following a coroner's inquest into the June 1978 Air Canada DC-9 flight crash that claimed 2 lives among the 107 people aboard. Our statement of claim also pinpoints areas in regard to the runway's pavement and dimensions, pilot error, possible mechanical or other failure, aircraft and runway design flaws, and improvements that ought to have been implemented in regard to radar, air control, and landing systems.