Legal Opinion
Nolan v. Boeing Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 16, 1990No. Civ. A. 90-221PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
FELDMAN, District Judge.
This case, like the sixteen related cases consolidated with Civil Action No. 89-3657, arises out of the tragic crash of a Boeing model 737-400 aircraft operated by British Midland Airways, Ltd.; the ill-fated flight was enroute from London to Belfast. Kenneth Nolan is the administrator of the estate of Luka Berta Rita Stoker, a victim of the crash.
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Under recent amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(2), the legal representative of the estate of a decedent is deemed to be a citizen of the state of the decedent. Because Ms. Stoker was not a citizen of the…
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