Legal Opinion
Kirsch v. Lot Policy Airlines
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 26, 1997No. Nos. MDL 787, 87 CV 3957 and 88 CV 4019PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
NICKERSON, District Judge:
Plaintiffs in these two actions are personal representatives of the estates of passengers killed in the May 9, 1987 crash of a LOT Polish Airlines (LOT) aircraft shortly after takeoff from Warsaw, Poland. All cases relating to the crash have been consolidated as multidistrict litigation before this court.
This case has a long history, and familiarity with the court’s previous opinions is assumed. Plaintiffs Isaac Kirsch and Elizabeth Bauer Cwik now move for partial summary judgment requiring LOT to pay them $75,000.
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The following facts are undisputed. On May 9, 1987…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Acha v. BeameCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Biggins v. Oltmer Iron WorksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1946
- Audi Vision Inc. v. RCA Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- F & L Plumbing & Heating Co. v. N.Y. University (In Re F & L Plumbing & Heating Co.)District Court, E.D. New York · 1990
- In Re Korean Air Lines Disaster of September 1, 1983District Court, District of Columbia · 1985
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Warsaw, PolandDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1997