Legal Opinion
In Re Korean Air Lines Disaster of September 1, 1983. Philomena Dooley v. Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 28, 1997No. 96-5278PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
On September 1, 1983, while Korean Air Lines flight KE007 was en route from New York City to Seoul, South Korea, via Anchorage, Alaska, a Soviet military aircraft shot down the airliner over the Sea of Japan, killing all 269 people on board. We have recounted details of the tragedy elsewhere. See In re Korean Air Lines Disaster of Sept. 1, 1983, 932 F.2d 1475, 1476-79 (D.C.Cir.1991).
In the ensuing litigation, a joint liability trial on the claims of 137 plaintiffs took place in the United States District Court for…
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