Legal Opinion
Hahn v. Boeing Company
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1980No. 47005-7PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rosellini, J. —
This is a suit brought by 56 parties against the manufacturer of a Boeing 747 airplane which crashed in Nairobi, Kenya, in November 1974. The petitioners are survivors of the crash and representatives of the estates of victims. They reside in seven countries.
*30From the beginning, attorneys Gerald C. Sterns and Thomas G. Smith, members of the California bar who maintain practices in that state, have been lead counsel in this lawsuit, associated with Richard F. Krutch of Seattle. They are specialists in aviation law. The suit was filed in this state, the home of the defendant…
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