Legal Opinion
In Re San Juan, Puerto Rico Air Crash Disaster Litigation
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided August 6, 1970No. 47PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
2Per curiam
On April 30, 1970, the United States filed a motion to transfer certain actions in which it was a defendant to the District of Puerto Rico for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1407. Puerto Rican International Airlines (PRINAIR) then requested that several additional actions in which the United States was not a party also be considered for transfer under section 1407. A total of 27 actions are now pending in five different district courts. See Schedule A. All arise from the Puerto Rican International Airlines crash near San Juan, Puerto Rico,…
3Cases cited2 opinions
- In Re Seeburg-Commonwealth United MergerUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1970
- In Re Multidistrict Litigation Arising From the SILVER BRIDGE DISASTERUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1970
4Cited by10 opinions
- In Re Puerto Rico Air Disaster LitigationDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1972
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Chicago, Etc.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1979
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Duarte, California on June 6, 1971United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1972
- In Re Aircrash Near Duarte, California, on June 6, 1971District Court, C.D. California · 1973
- In Re Air Fare LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1971
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