Legal Opinion
In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Warsaw, Poland
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 26, 1989No. MDL 787. No. 87 C 4252PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NICKERSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff brought this action against LOT Polish Airlines (LOT) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics by its agencies or instrumentalities (the Soviet defendant). Plaintiff sues as administratrix of the estates of her husband and of her daughter, both of whom died in the crash of a jet plane operated by LOT and manufactured and sold to it by the Soviet defendant.
The crash occurred on May 9, 1987 soon after the aircraft took off from Warsaw, Poland for a flight to Kennedy Airport, New York. According to plaintiff, both passengers purchased…
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- Harris v. VAO Intourist, MoscowDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1979
- Rose Chlebda, Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph Chlebda v. H. E. Fortna and Brother, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Filus v. Lot Polish AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Aldy v. Valmet Paper MacHineryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Filus v. Lot Polish AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Filus v. LOT Polish AirlinesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1993