Legal Opinion
Shu-Tao Lin v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 28, 1983No. 79 Civ. 3195 (RWS)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Defendants McDonnell Douglas Corporation (“McDonnell”) and American Airlines, Inc. (“American”) have moved pursuant to Rule 59 Fed.R.Civ.P. to set aside the jury verdict awarding damages of $7,000,000 for pecuniary loss and $10,000 for pain and suffering arising out of the wrongful death of Shu-Ren Lin, M.D. (“Dr. Lin”), in the Chicago crash of an American McDonnell DC-10 on May 25, 1979. The action was brought by Shu-Tao H. Lin (“Lin”), his administrator on behalf of the estate and Dr. Lin’s survivors, his wife and four children. For the reasons set forth below,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Blunt v. LittleU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1822
- Jack A. Doca and Fannie C. Doca v. Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, S.A. And Pittston Stevedoring Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Perma Research & Development v. The Singer CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Juiditta v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Thomas W. Haley, Ann S. Haley v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Joseph Oliveri v. Delta Steamship Lines, Inc. And Crowley Maritime Corp., and Third-Party v. Midland-Ross Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Nelson v. DolanNebraska Supreme Court · 1989
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