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California Case Settlement Underway for Ingrams, Chan, and Hudletons

Three settlements of five cases have finally been made in the lawsuits concerning the plane crash that killed Brian Finn, Andrew Ingram, and pilot Douglas Bourn. In 2010, Bourn’s Cessna 310R clipped high-voltage power lines and a utility tower in dense fog crashing into a Beech Street neighborhood. Ingram’s parents and aunt, Finn’s wife and daughter, and East Palo Alto residents Ervin and Pinkie Hudleton have settled, but no agreement has been reached with Lisa Jones and Jose Cortez-Herrera. Jones’ day care center and home, and Cortez-Herrera house were damaged in the accident.

Details of the settlements have not been published.

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