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In Re September 11th Litigation

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided July 3, 2007No. 21 MC 97(AKH)PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PUNITIVE AND COMPENSATORY DAMAGES

HELLERSTEIN, District Judge.

There are two motions before me in these 9/11 cases seeking recovery for wrongful death and personal injury against the airlines, airport operators, airport security companies, and aircraft manufacturer: (1) a motion to decide whether Plaintiffs may recover punitive damages against these defendants; and (2) a motion to decide whether Pennsylvania law should govern claims for compensatory damages brought by eight plaintiffs who died on board United Airlines Flight 93, when that airplane crashed into a…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Gonzaga University v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
  3. Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Martin v. Johns-Manville Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Public Service Mutual Insurance v. GoldfarbNew York Court of Appeals · 1981

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re Air Crash Near Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 2009District Court, W.D. New York · 2011
  2. Wultz v. Bank of China Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 2011
  3. In Re September 11th LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
  4. Rowland v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2013
  5. In Re September 11 LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008

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