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Clemente v. United States

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided November 24, 1976No. Civ. 778-73, 779-73, 999-73, 1000-73 and 1096-73PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

TORRUELLA, District Judge.

The present matter involves consolidated actions for wrongful death filed pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671 et seq.), against Defendant United States of America for the alleged negligence of employees of the Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.). We assume jurisdiction pursuant to said statute.

Plaintiffs are the duly qualified personal representatives and/or next of kin of decedents Roberto Clemente, Angel Lozano and Francisco Matías, all passengers who lost their lives as result of the crash of a Douglas DC-7…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. United States v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. United Air Lines, Inc. v. Janice Wiener and Catherine B. Nollenberger (Excluding Faith C. Paris), United States of America v. Janice WienerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Blessing v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Vera Zabala Clemente v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
  3. Himmler v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Raymer v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1978

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