Legal Opinion
In Re Air Crash Disaster at Taipei International Airport
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided June 30, 1977No. 283PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINON AND ORDER
2Per curiam
This litigation arises from the crash of a Far Eastern Air Transport Corporation (Far Eastern) aircraft in Taipei, Republic of China. Two persons, as representatives of the estates of two passengers who died in the crash, have instituted five substantially similar actions against Far Eastern in five districts: the District of Guam, the District of Hawaii, the Central District of California, the Southern District of New York, and the District of the District of Columbia. The complaints in these five actions charge Far Eastern with negligence in the operation, maintenance and…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 24, 1975United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1976
- In re Air Crash DisasterUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1975
- In Re Eastern Airlines, Inc. Flight Attendant Weight Program LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1975
- In Re Stirling Homex Corporation Securities Lit.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1975
4Cited by5 opinions
- Donahue v. Far Eastern Air Transport Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- In re Sinking of the Motor Vessel UkolaUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1978
- Catherine M. Donahue, of Frances A. Cehon, Deceased, and Sidney H. Cehon, Sr., of the Estate of Richard P. Cehon, Deceased v. Far Eastern Air Transport Corporation A/K/A Yuan Tung Aeronautic Company. Catherine M. Donahue, of Frances A. Cehon, Deceased, and Sidney H. Cehon, Sr., of the Estate of Richard P. Cehon, Deceased v. Far Eastern Air Transport Corporation A/K/A Yuan Tung Aeronautic CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- In re Air Crash Disaster Near Santa Cruz AirportUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1979
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Bombay, IndiaUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1979