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Essay on Business Law
ValuJet flight 592 DC-9 crashed into the Florida Everglades killing 110 after a fire on-board. In response to criticism of the airline and itself, the FAA brought in tougher measures for airline inspections. In spite of the fact that this statute clearly was enacted to fight international terrorism, the United States chose to charge SabreTech with violation of this statute in a case where the facts hardly fit the charge.
In July 1999, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida filed a 24 count indictment charging SabreTech and three of its mechanics with conspiring to falsify aircraft records, falsifying aircraft records, violating hazardous materials regulations, and placing a destructive device aboard an airplane. This charging decision was notable for any number of reasons, not the least of which was that a number of the counts pertained to maintenance paperwork having absolutely nothing to do with ValuJet. The inclusion of these unrelated charges demonstrated that once SabreTech was placed in the government's crosshairs, any aspect of its business was fair game............
