Legal Opinion
In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Chicago, Etc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 29, 1980No. MDL 391PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This cause is before the Court on the Motion of defendants American Airlines, Inc. and McDonnell Douglas Corporation to strike all pending claims for punitive damages for wrongful death by plaintiffs in these consolidated actions. 1 The present motion concerns only punitive damages incident to wrongful death claims, and does not concern punitive damages ancillary to claims for property damage, personal injury or other claims. For the reasons stated, the motion is granted in part and denied in part.
The relevant facts for the purposes of this motion are primarily undisputed.…
2Cases cited60 opinions
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- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Ingersoll v. KleinIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Sexton v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1982
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- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Stapleton Intern.District Court, D. Colorado · 1988
- In re Air Crash Disaster Near ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1981
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