Legal Opinion
In Re Air Crash Crash Off Long Island, Ny
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 12, 1999No. 96 Civ. 7986 (RWS). MDL No. 1161 (RWS)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Defendants The Boeing Company and Trans World Airlines, Inc. have moved, on the ground of forum non conveniens, to dismiss each action in this multidistrict litigation arising from the death of a • French domiciliary (the “French Actions”). For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.
Prior Proceedings
This multidistrict litigation arises from the catastrophic destruction of TWA Flight 800 on July 17, 1996, shortly after its departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York for a flight to Paris and Rome. This Court has previously summarized…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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