Legal Opinion
In Re Korean Air Lines Disaster of September 1, 1983, Korean Air Lines Company, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 5, 1991No. 89-5415PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Chief Judge MIKVA, except as to Part 11(C).
Opinion for the court as to Part 11(C) filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.
Opinion dissenting in part filed by Chief Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Chief Judge:
On September 1, 1983, a Korean Air Lines (“KAL”) Boeing 747 airliner was shot down somewhere over the Sea of Japan by one of the Soviet Union’s SU-15 interceptor aircraft, killing all 269 persons on board. *1473The approximate crash site placed the flight more than 300 nautical miles off course and in Soviet airspace. Before trial, the district court granted summary judgment for the…
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