Legal Opinion
Ratliff v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided October 4, 1991No. MDL No. 742; Nos. 88-2347, 89-3699 and 87-3263PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JULIAN ABELE COOK, Jr., Chief Judge.
The Plaintiffs in these cases have filed similar motions for partial summary judgment, Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c), against the Defendant, Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Northwest) (filed on 6/26/91 (Ratliff); 6/27/91 (Corona); and 7/2/91 (Bystander Plaintiffs)).2 The issue is whether these Plaintiffs, who were not parties to the underlying joint liability trial in which Northwest was found liable by a jury for the crash of its aircraft (Northwest Airlines Flight 255) on August 16, 1987 at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, should be permitted to apply the doctrine of…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Air Crash at Detroit Metropolitan AirportDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1991