Legal Opinion
Coker v. Pan American World Airways, Inc. (In re Pan American Corp.)
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 3, 1991No. 262, Docket 91-5037PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BACKGROUND
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of a series of events that are as notorious as they are tragic. On December 21, 1988, Pan Am flight 103 en route to New York’s Kennedy Airport crashed at Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone on board, including numerous college students heading home for the holidays. Wrongful death actions were filed in various federal and state courts. Pursuant to an order of the Judicial Panel on Multi-district Litigation (the “Judicial Panel”), all the federal cases were transferred for consolidated pretrial proceedings to Chief Judge Thomas C.…
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- 26 Collier bankr.cas.2d 20, Bankr. L. Rep. P 74,377 in Re Pan American Corporation Pan American World Airways, Inc. Pan American Express, Incorporated Pan American Shuttle, Incorporated Paa Corporation Pan American Commercial Services, Incorporated Allmat International, Incorporated Alert Management Systems, Incorporated, Debtors. Thomas Coker Hans Frank Rosenkranz Marina De Larracoechea Azumendi Georgia Nucci Cherry Pierce Bernadette Mary Concannon Rosemary Stevenson Thomas Henry O'Gara Anne O'Gara Barry J. Valentino, Sr. Alan Joseph Jones Rosemary Lillian Jones Michael Hourihan John Thomas Bacciochi David William Owen Mary Elizabeth Thomas Patricia Mary Booth Jerichem Rubin Herbert Swire Jane Valerie Swire Paul Aicher John Frederick Mosey Katia Cadman Barry John Flick Rizziero Dinardo G. Edward Morgan, Jr. Stanley Maslowski Mack Saunders Joseph L. Tobin, Jr. John Berkley Jean Berkley Patrick F. Noonan Nancy Noonan Susan Gannon M. Victoria Diaz Cummock Robert P. Berrell Sara S. Berrell Chester D. Phillips Gheorghina Vulcu Shirley M. Lincoln Ronald Boulanger Jeannine Boulanger Richard E. Mack Allen Benello John M. Cory Doris M. Cory Anthony J. Cardwell Barbara A. Cardwell Adelaide M. Marek Maggie Boatman Carol McCollum Peter M. McCarthy Richard Miazga Anna Maria Miazga M.S. Shastri Shanthi Shastri Garth Gallagher Trudy Ann Felicia Peters, a Minor Roy Burman Linda Ruth Burman Clark Phillips Caroline S. Sneed Douglas Phillips Eva Lorraine Merrill v. Pan American World Airways, Inc. Pan Am World Services, Inc. Alert Management Systems, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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