Enquête sur les dommages-intérêts versés aux victimes chinoises du crash KQ 507 de Kenya Airways du 4 mai 2007 (Fr) - Weissberg Law Firm

Research carried out by JIANG Yanwei, graduated with a law degree from the University of Wuhan in China and a master's degree in business law from Paris X University in France, for the law firm of Weissberg

On May 4, 2007, Kenya Airways flight KQ 507 crashed shortly after takeoff in Douala, Cameroon.
There were 145 passengers, all of whom were killed in the accident. The report of the accident of the Air Authority
Canadian commissioned by the government of Cameroon concluded that the accident was at 100% in
because of the gross fault of the pilots, and the failure to respect all the basic aviation rules.

Kenya Airways insurance company negotiated compensation with family of victims
different levels depending on nationalities, professions, income and the number of children and parents
dependent on victims.

Among all the victims, there were 5 Chinese citizens, all coming from Cameroon to return to China, more precisely, all returning from the Ivory Coast or Cameroon for China. In the case of these victims, the insurer negotiated comprehensively with the Chinese government rather than negotiating individually with each victim. Here is the list of the 5 Chinese passengers, their contact details and the amount of compensation they received:

Table of victims

LAST NAME	Mr. LIU Sheng	Mr. JIANG Xuedong	M. BIAN Jingzhong	Ms. SHI Weisha	Mr. WU Changgen
PLACE OF BIRTH	Jiangdu, the Province of JIANGSU, CHINA.	The village from YINTUO, The Commune YIQUAN, DONGGAN G City, Province of LIAONING, CHINA	Shanghai, CHINA	N / A	The City of SUZHOU, the Province of JIANGSU, CHINA
STATE CIVIL	single	married	married (husband of Ms. SHI Weisha)	married (wife of M. BIAN Jingzhong)	married
CHILDREN	no	One of 12 years	N / A	N / A	A
ADDRESS	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
AGE	29	36	N / A	N / A	53
ACTIVITY	Director of sales of the South Africa Provision of HUAWEI TECHNOLO GY CO.	Boatman, LULU Fisheries Company, Ivory Coast	Trader in Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Shopkeeper in Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Trader looking for business opportunities in Africa

Table of victims (continued)


RETURNED	300 000 RMB / year (about 35 000 Euros / year)	100 000- 200 000 RMB / year (about 12,000 to 17 000 euros / year)	100,000 - 400 000 RMB / year (about 12 000- 47 000 euros / year)	100,000 - 400 000 RMB / year (about 12 000- 47 000 euros / year)	N / A
AMOUNT OF ALLOWANCE	about 2 million RMB (235 000 euros)	about 2 million RMB (235 000 euros)	about 2 million RMB (235 000 euros)	about 2 million RMB (235 000 euros)	about 2 million RMB (235 000 euros)
CONTRAC-TUELLE FORM	Insurance of accidents transport subscribed by HUAWEI at name of all its employees	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
AGREEMENT	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
TAXATION	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
AUTHORITY INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A