Legal Opinion
In Re Multidistrict Civil Actions Arising From the Air Crash Disaster
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided May 2, 1969No. 17PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD WEINFELD, Judge of the Panel.
A Braniff Airways BAC1-11 broke up in flight and crashed near Falls City, Nebraska on August 6, 1966. The 38 passengers and four crew members aboard the aircraft were killed and the aircraft was totally destroyed. There are presently 21 cases arising from this disaster pending in five different federal district courts, 1 clearly multidistrict litigation. (See Schedule A.) The parties to these cases were ordered to show cause why the cases should not be consolidated for pretrial proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1407, and a hearing was held to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Goldlawr, Inc. v. HeimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Marve A. Dubin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
3Cited by10 opinions
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