Released on = May 24, 2007, 1:50 pm

Press Release Author = Lala C. Ballatan

Industry = Law

Press Release Summary = An architect, Stephane Sparta whose 41st -floor apartment in
Upper East Side Manhattan building was destroyed when Lidle's airplane crashed into
the building on Oct.11, 2006, sues late New York Yankees' pitcher Cory Lidle's
estate.

Press Release Body = An architect, Stephane Sparta whose 41st -floor apartment in
Upper East Side Manhattan building was destroyed when Lidle's airplane crashed into
the building on Oct.11, 2006, sues late New York Yankees' pitcher Cory Lidle's
estate. According to Sparta's lawyer, David C. Cook, the Cirrus SR-20 aircraft did
not hit Sparta but the crash gave him a shock.

Los Angeles, California, May 23, 2007 - Sparta's lawsuit was filed in Manhattan's
Supreme Court last Thursday with Lidle's wife and administrator of his estate,
Melanie Lidle named as the defendant.

According to Sparta's court papers, his home was destroyed and he suffered from
tremendous terror because of the crash, explosion and the consequent fire and smoke.
Furthermore, the plaintiff claimed that he suffered from "extensive mental anguish,
emotional distress and fear of physical harm."

The physical damage to his apartment caused Sparta and his girlfriend to evacuate
his apartment and moved into another in the same building.

The plane crash accident happened while Lidle, 34 and his flight instructor, Tyler
Stanger, 26 was aboard. The aircraft hit the luxury building on the 30th floor,
which was11 floors beneath the plaintiff's apartment. The two were killed in the
crash.

Before the accident, Lidle and Stanger took a flight past the Statue of Liberty and
then headed north above East River during midday. Apparently, they encountered some
trouble, as they turn back to head south.

The National Transportation Safety Board already conducted investigations. However,
it has not reached conclusions about the accident's cause, yet. There were also no
reports accounting who among the two was operating the controls during the plane
crash.

Sparta's lawsuit was already the third filed against Lidle's estate for damages
caused by the plane crash. Presently, Sparta's lawyer declared that he is trying to
resume working but is still suffering from considerable emotional injuries due to
the shock the incident caused. He has posttraumatic stress disorder, as said in his
court papers.

Sparta's lawsuit has no specified monetary damages.

Meanwhile, Melanie Lidle's lawyer, Robert N. Clarke Jr. has not yet given any
comments regarding the case.

However, last March, Clarke issued a statement declaring that the Lidle and Stanger
families' attorneys filed for wrongful-death lawsuits. The lawsuit is against the
aircraft's maker Cirrus Design Corp. based in California. Aside from wrongful death,
the lawsuit charged negligence, product liability and other grievances.

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