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DJ AM Sues Over Plane Crash

Posted Dec 24th 2008 1:10AM by TMZ Staff

The other shoe has dropped. DJ AM has just filed suit in the jet crash last September that killed four people.

In the lawsuit filed this afternoon in L.A. County Superior Court, Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM, claims as the jet reached takeoff speed the pilots became aware one or more of the tires had blown. The suit contends, "Rather than proceed to takeoff, they decided to abort and/or reject the takeoff in a negligent manner." The plane overshot the runway and burst into flames.

DJ AM is suing the estates of the two pilots, Sarah Lemmon and James Bland, both of whom were killed in the crash. He's also suing Clay Lacy Aviation, Global Exec Aviation, Inter Travel & Services Inc, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co, and Learjet.

DJ AM is suing for pain and suffering, lost earnings, property damage, past and future medical and health-related expenses, and punitive damages.

Travis Barker has already filed a similar suit.

We asked AM about the lawsuit last night, he was mum.

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16. WONDER IF THEY HAD HEALTH INSURANCE , LIKE THE 1 BILLION OR SO THAT DONT.

Posted at 9:58PM on Dec 23rd 2008 by POCKETAAAA

17. FLY AT YOUR OWN RISK IS THAT NOT WHAT THEY SAY.

Posted at 9:59PM on Dec 23rd 2008 by POCKETAAAA

18. I think this is horrible. I can not believe he would sue the estate of those two pilots that lost their lives. What did he expect them to do. Contiue their take off with two blown tires and then wait for the flight to reach it's destination before probably the same thing or something similar would have happened. Shame on him...SHAME SHAME. He has enough money and it is hurtful to those people's families. HE SHOULD BE THANKFUL HE IS STILL ALIVE AND MOVE ON FROM THIS HORRIBLE EVENT IN HIS LIFE!

Posted at 10:08PM on Dec 23rd 2008 by Leigh

19. Even if those pilots were negligent haven't they paid the ultimate price?! I can not believe that this guy is not just thankful he is still alive. Poor taste all around.

Posted at 10:09PM on Dec 23rd 2008 by Leigh

20. I also think that sueing the pilot;s estate is just not right. Sue anyone you want, but that just, to me, kind-of crosses a decency line. The 2 are dead, actually they should be working with thier families against who is truely at fault, and not against the families of these 2 other people lives. Are they next going to sue the families of their friends who died?

Posted at 10:08PM on Dec 23rd 2008 by Betty

21. Surprisingly, I agree with the TMZ audience. The pilot's families have suffered an even worse tragedy than AM and barker. And they had NOTHING to do with the cause of the accident. But they'll lose everything as a result. They should sue the insurance companies etc, but not the estates. That's so CHEESY and frankly evil and greedy. I'm bummed, I always liked these two.

Posted at 10:17PM on Dec 23rd 2008 by sarah

22. Money sucking parasite. Does that piece of trash think any of what happened was intentional? Thats why they call it an accident. This poor excuse for anything resembling a human being saw his gravy train pull into the station and the dollar signs started to blaze in his eyes. Makes you wonder why God saved his miserable, selfish, money grubbing life.

Posted at 10:22PM on Dec 23rd 2008 by nira k

23. This is the definition of a frivilous lawsuit, who's only purpose is to get money. What obviously braindead "DJ AM" (what a stupid name, by the way) hasn't thought through is, if the pilot realized, during his takeoff, that his plane has a blown tire, then the only option available to him is to abort the takeoff. What's he going to do, takeoff & have to deal with a full speed landing on a flat tire later on? What a stupid moron. The pilot did EXACTLY what he was supposed to. This idiot is obviously suing only to get paid. What a typical hollywood moneygrubbing prick. I hope his lawsuit is thrown out for being frivilous, and the estates & survivors countersue him for harrassment & mental anguish...

Posted at 10:40PM on Dec 23rd 2008 by He's an idiot

24. What a JOKE!! Seriously! You make more money than the president, survive a friggin plane crash by near death, live to see your family and friends to tell the story, and it comes down to POOR ME, PAY ME!!!!!!! Hey DJ AM &
Travis Barker, next time maybe the plane will take you in flames with you. GET A LIFE!!

Posted at 2:12AM on Dec 24th 2008 by scammers

25. I gotta find my own dead people to sue. A playa's gotta cover his rent, yo.

Posted at 10:44PM on Dec 23rd 2008 by Bleep Blop

26. I hope this, and the other lawsuits like it, is laughed out of court with the judge calling both of these guys pricks.

Posted at 10:54PM on Dec 23rd 2008 by Amused in Michigan

27. They are absolutely in the right to sue IF the pilots did indeed make a negligent mistake. I find this highly unlikely since they risked and lost their own lives in making their decision. But if they did indeed make a poor avoidable choice there is NO reason he should have to suffer and not be compensated for a service he paid for and entrusted his life to.
Its not a fair situation, but you can't bitch and moan and make judgments soley about who suffered the biggest emotional loss when they themselves should be reimbursed for their own unfair suffering and medical bills.

Posted at 10:56PM on Dec 23rd 2008 by Liss

28. The pilots died in the crash and he's suing their poor grieving relatives? How nice and caring of him. I agree with number 7. The wrong people did die in the crash.

Posted at 6:43PM on Dec 24th 2008 by Z

29. First, suing the pilots estates will be very difficult. The lawyers will go after any life insurance policies but I am sure lawyers for those families will file injunctions , to protect their assests. These guys can't make desicions on their own, they let their lawyers do the dirty work. If they had any compassion for the families of those pilots families, they would not sue. More then likely the other lawsuits will be settled out of court.

People get greedy and these guys are doing just that ! They are damn lucky to be alive !!!

Posted at 11:28PM on Dec 23rd 2008 by steve

30. After hearing this, I feel these two rich clowns didn't burn enough! How dare they...As if the pilots wanted to die!

Posted at 12:40AM on Dec 24th 2008 by jdrummys

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