Legal Opinion
In Re Air Crash Disaster at Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1982
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 3, 1983No. Misc. No. 82-0055. MDL No. 499PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOYCE HENS GREEN, District Judge.
Before the Court is the motion of defendant Air Florida, Inc., seeking reconsideration of those portions of this Court’s Memorandum Opinion and Order of February 17, 1983 determining that, with respect to the majority of the actions in this consolidated proceeding, the law of the State of Washington shall govern the question of defendant The Boeing Company’s liability for an assessment of punitive damages. Air Florida argues that under the applicable analysis, the law of the District of Columbia shall govern that issue. In the…
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