Legal Opinion
Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. United States of America, Karen Haelsig McMaster Etc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 12, 1977No. 76-1269, 76-1270PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
On July 31, 1973, a Delta Air Line DC-9 aircraft crashed during an approach in fog to Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts. Eighty-three passengers, the crew of five and a Delta cockpit observer died in the accident.
The various lawsuits arising out of the accident were transferred for pretrial proceedings in the District of Massachusetts. See, e. g., In re Delta Airlines Crash at Boston, Massachusetts, on July 31, 1973, 395 F.Supp. 1405 (Jud.Pan.Mult.Lit.1975); In re Delta Airlines Crash at Boston, Massachusetts, on July 31, 1973, 373 F.Supp.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Guinan v. Famous Players-Lasky Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Joan M. Spaulding v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Ingham v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Gill v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- Vera Zabala Clemente v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- In re N-500L CasesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Redhead v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- United Scottish Insurance Company v. United States of America, Kathleen M. Fleming v. United States of America, Simone C. Weaver v. United States of America, John William Dowdle, Jr. v. United States of America, Maxine Cearley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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