Legal Opinion
In Re Paris Air Crash of March 3, 1974
District Court, C.D. California
Decided February 10, 1977No. MDL 172PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Defendants have renewed their motion to dismiss the claims of plaintiffs for punitive damages for the alleged wrongful death of relatives arising out of the Paris Air Crash of March 3, 1974. Defendants have also renewed their motion for summary judgment on the same issue. 1
The Court by the Honorable Peirson M. Hall has previously decided that California law shall control the processing and trial of these cases. The re-affirmation of that decision requires that the Court now renew consideration of the questions raised by defendants’ motions and plaintiffs’ contention thereto that the law of…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by17 opinions
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