Accidents
Court confirms $22.6M award in Illinois GIV crash
The fatal crash of the Alberto-Culver Gulfstream IV at Palwaukee Municipal Airport on Oct.

The fatal crash of the Alberto-Culver Gulfstream IV at Palwaukee Municipal Airport on Oct. 30, 1996, has spawned one of the most lengthy, and very likely one of the most costly, litigation processes in the history of business aviation.

In the most recent court decision, delivered March 6, the Illinois Appellate Court upheld a Cook County jury award of $18.9 million to the family of copilot Robert Whitener. The appellate court’s decision included statutory annual interest at the rate of $1.705 million a year, bringing the total award to approximately $22.6 million.