Legal Opinion

Kristin Maddox v. American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 16, 2002No. 00-3715PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

[PUBLISHED]

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

A federal jury awarded Kristin Maddox over $11,000,000 in damages for personal injuries she suffered while she was a passenger on an American Airlines international flight that crashed in Little Rock, Arkansas. She now appeals, challenging the district court’s rulings regarding prejudgment and postjudgment interest rates. We affirm with the exception of one minor issue on which the parties agree.

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Kristin Maddox, a resident of Oklahoma, • was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 1420 when it crashed after running out of runway while landing at Little Rock,…

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