Legal Opinion
Auster v. Ghana Airways Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 1, 2008No. 05-7141PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and RANDOLPH and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges. RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
On June 5, 2000, Airlink Flight 200, traveling from Tamale, Ghana, crashed on its approach to the airport in Accra, Ghana. On board were Kenneth Paul Rosen, his daughter Megan Auster-Rosen, and Siddhartha Prakash. Rosen was killed; Auster-Rosen and Prakash were injured. Gail I. Auster (representing Rosen’s estate), Auster-Rosen, and Prakash brought this action against Ghana Airways Ltd., Airlink, and the Republic of Ghana. They sought damages…
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