Legal Opinion
In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Bombay, Etc.
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided February 20, 1982No. MDL 359PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FITZGERALD, District Judge.
On New Year’s Day 1978, an Air India Boeing 747 aircraft crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Santa Cruz Airport, Bombay, India. All persons aboard, nearly all of whom were Indian Nationals, were killed. After claims against Air India had been settled, the personal representatives of the deceased brought their claims to several United States district courts alleging that the accident was caused by a malfunction in certain components of the aircraft. 1 Plaintiffs contend the United States district courts provide the only proper forum for their…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Piper Aircraft Co. v. ReynoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by25 opinions
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