On Monday, the 11th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida dismissed the lawsuit filed against Turnberry Associates chairman and Fontainebleau owner Jeffrey Soffer and others, over a helicopter accident in 2012 in the Bahamas. The case was filed earlier this year by Daria Pastouhkova Gogoleva.
The plaintiff, Gogoleva, alleged Soffer was behind the chopper’s controls during the accident in the Bahamas on Thanksgiving Day, 2012, that killed Lance Valdez, having taken over mid-flight from the professional pilot, David Pearce. Former supermodel Elle Macpherson, Soffer’s wife, had been mentioned in the lawsuit.
Will you offer us a hand? Every gift, regardless of size, fuels our future.
Your critical contribution enables us to maintain our independence from shareholders or wealthy owners, allowing us to keep up reporting without bias. It means we can continue to make Jewish Business News available to everyone.
You can support us for as little as $1 via PayPal at office@jewishbusinessnews.com.
Thank you.
Bob Martinez, an attorney for Mr. Soffer, issued the following statement:
“We are very pleased by the court’s decision to dismiss the case. As we have said from the outset, this was a frivolous case filled with baseless accusations intended solely to generate headlines.”
