Legal Opinion
In re Multidistrict Civil Actions Involving the Air Crash Disaster
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided October 17, 1968No. 11PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
EDWIN A. ROBSON, Judge of the Panel.
This matter came up for consideration on September 18, 1968, pursuant to the Panel’s order to show cause why the actions listed on the attached Schedule A should not be consolidated and transferred to a district or districts other than those in which they are now pending. This show cause order was entered on the initiative of the Panel pursuant to Section 1407(c) (i).
On April 22, 1966, a chartered flight of American Flyers Airline Corporation carrying military personnel crashed while landing at Ardmore, Oklahoma. Eighty-two of the 98…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Schmidt v. American Flyers Airline Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Scaramuzzo v. American Flyers Airline CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1966
- Farrell v. American Flyers Airline Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1967
3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re Mid-Air Collision Near Fairland, IndianaUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1970
- In Re Master Key Antitrust LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1971