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In Re Air Crash Disaster at Tenerife, Etc.

United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

Decided August 16, 1977No. 306PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

2Per curiam

On March 27, 1977 a Boeing 747 jet aircraft being operated by KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) collided with a Boeing 747 jet aircraft being operated by Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) on the runway at the Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands. The KLM aircraft was carrying 248 passengers and crew members and the Pan Am aircraft was carrying 396 passengers and crew members at the time of the collision. Over 550 of those persons were killed.

Presently, 40 actions arising from the collision are before the Panel as a result of motions by various parties to transfer the…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re Plumbing Fixture CasesUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1968
  2. In Re Bomb Disaster at Roseville, Cal., on April 28, 1973United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1975

4Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re Air Crash Disaster at Tenerife, Canary IslandsUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1978
  2. In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Chicago, Etc.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1979
  3. In Re Resource Exploration, Inc., Securities LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1980
  4. Ridout v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1978

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