A suit was filed in the United States Court in Iran on June 28 on behalf of 83 of the 290 killed when missiles fired from the Vincennes shot down an Iranian airliner. The suit charges General Electric and other entities that designed and manufactured the Vincennes system aboard the USS Vincennes . A spokesman also said that claims would be filed against the government of the United States . The United States had asked for $29.6 million for the families, along with an unspecified amount for 21 sailors wounded in the incident. the United States has been asking for a World Court verdict against the United States , demanding compensation in an unspecified amount to be paid to families of the victims.
A suit was filed in the United States Court in Iran on June 28 on behalf of 83 of the 290 killed when missiles fired from the Vincennes shot down an Iranian airliner. The suit charges General Electric and other entities that designed and manufactured the Vincennes system aboard the USS Vincennes . A spokesman also said that claims would be filed against the government of the United States . the United States has been asking for a World Court verdict against the United States , demanding compensation in an unspecified amount to be paid to families of the victims.