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Adjoyi v. Federal Air (PTY) Ltd.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided April 18, 2001No. 00 CIV 4276 SHS-00 CIV 4279 SHS, 00 CIV 4281 SHSPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION & ORDER

STEIN, District Judge.

These five wrongful death claims were brought after Federal Air flight 803 crashed in the country of Cote D’Ivoire in Africa on June 26, 1998. The five decedents — all United Nations employees — had been traveling on a United Nations charter flight in connection with African peacekeeping efforts. The complaint alleges that “Flight 803 had an itinerary which commenced in Angola, with intermediate stops in Gabon, Togo, the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso,” and was ultimately to return to Angola. (Compl. ¶ 31; see also Driscoll Aff., Exh. 2 (flight 803 manifest…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De GuineeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Susan Mary Kamen v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., Patricia McDonald and Carol BuckhamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  4. El Al Israel Airlines, Ltd. v. Tsui Yuan TsengSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company v. Balfour Maclaine International Ltd.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992

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