$100 Million Lawsuit Over Helicopter Crash Dismissed

MIAMI (CBSmiami/AP) — A lawsuit filed against the owner of Miami Beach's Fountainbleau Hotel involving a helicopter crash in the Bahamas in 2012 has been dismissed.

The $100 milllion wrongful death suit was filed against real estate mogul Jeffrey Soffer by the widow of attorney Lance Valdez. A previous federal lawsuit was withdrawn.

The lawsuit claimed Soffer covered up that he was piloting the helicopter in November 2012 when it crashed on Great Guana Cay, killing his friend Valdez. The suit claimed Soffer and others sought to limit Valdez's widow and their three children to a $2 million insurance payment.

Soffer's attorney denied any wrongdoing and called the case a publicity stunt.

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