Legal Opinion
In Re Hijacking of Pan American World Airways
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 14, 1996No. MDL 724 (JES), M 21-44PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SPRIZZO, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Sadanand Singh, individually and as executor of the Estate of Kala Singh, and Samir and Kalpana Singh, through a Guardian Ad Litem, (collectively, the “Singh plaintiffs”) and other plaintiffs bring the instant actions against defendants Pan American World Airways, Inc. (“Pan Am”), Pan Am World Services, Inc. (“PAWS”), and Alert Management Systems, Inc. (“AMS”) for damages arising out of the hijacking of a Pan Am airplane in Karachi, Pakistan in 1986. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), the Singh plaintiffs move to transfer venue to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- American Airlines, Inc. v. WolensSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Air France v. SaksSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Eastern Airlines, Inc. v. FloydSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- In Re Korean Air Lines Disaster of September 1, 1983, Korean Air Lines Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Carey v. United Airlines, Inc.District Court, D. Oregon · 1999
- Galbut v. American Airlines, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1997
- Shah v. Pan American World Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
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