Brazilian judge awards $1M in Air France suit
A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than $1 million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said Friday.
Judge Mauro Nicolau Junior ordered Air France to pay 2 million reals ($1.2 million) in damages to the family of Marcelle Valpacos Fonseca, a Brazilian state prosecutor who was among the 228 people who died in the Rio-to-Paris crash, said a statement released by the Rio de Janeiro State Judiciary. (AP)
