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In Re Aviation Products Liability Litigation

United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

Decided September 25, 1972No. Docket 104PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

2Per curiam

The cases comprising this products liability litigation can be segregated into two broad categories. One category consists of actions by corporate plaintiffs asserting claims for damages allegedly caused by defects in the design, manufacture and installation of a gas turbine helicopter engine produced by the Allison Division of General Motors Corporation. The other category consists of actions asserting claims for personal injuries sustained when a helicopter powered by the same type engine crashed 'because of an alleged in-flight engine failure.

Plaintiffs in twelve actions…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In Re Kauffman Mutual Fund ActionsUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1972
  2. In Re Yarn Processing Patent Validity LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1972
  3. In Re Penn Central Securities LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1971
  4. In Re Hotel Telephone Charge Antitrust LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1972

4Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
  2. In Re the Regents of the University of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
  3. In Re American Financial Corp. LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1977

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