Legal Opinion
In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, on September 20, 1973
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided February 10, 1976No. 193Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
2Per curiam
On September 20, 1973, an airplane owned and operated by Bromley Corporation crashed into a tree on takeoff from the Natchitoches, Louisiana, Municipal Airport. Several people died as a result of the crash.
On March 11, 1975, the Panel issued an opinion and order determining the propriety of transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 of three actions arising from the crash. 1 The Panel denied the requested transfer finding that one of the actions was only peripherally related to the other two and that, since only two actions were therefore candidates for Section 1407 proceedings,…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Fla. Everglades, Dec. 29, 1972United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1973
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Upperville, VirginiaUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1975
- In re Delta Airlines Crash at Boston, Massachusetts, on July 31, 1973United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1974
- In re Air Crash Disaster Near Natchitoches ParishUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1975