Krys v. Lufthansa German Airlines

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Following a three-day bench trial, a magistrate judge rendered a $2.4 million negligence judgment against defendant Lufthansa German Airlines (“Lufthansa”) in favor of plaintiffs Leonard and Rebeca Krys. On appeal, Lufthansa raises challenges to both the factual findings and legal conclusions of the court below. Before turning to these challenges, we set out briefly the facts and procedural history of the case.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 1

On November 30, 1991, Leonard Krys (“Krys”), a 47-year-old travel agent, was a passenger on Lufthansa Flight 463, traveling from…