Chung Ex Rel. Estate of Chung v. Tarom, S.A.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GETTLEMAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff Daniel L. Chung brings the instant action against various entities. The action arises out of the crash of a Tarom Airlines airplane (“the airplane”) on March 31, 1995, near Bucharest, Romania, which killed all of the passengers and crew aboard, including plaintiffs wife, Therese C. Chung. A motion to quash service of process filed by defendant Airbus Industrie GIE (“GIE”) (incorrectly sued as “Airbus Industrie” and/or “GIE Airbus Industrie”) is presently before the court.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff filed his complaint in the Circuit…