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IN RE AIRCRASH DIS. AT BOSTON, MASS., JULY 31, 1973

412 F.Supp. 959 (1976)

In re AIRCRASH DISASTER at BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JULY 31, 1973.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

February 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pangia, Trial Atty., Torts Section, Aviation Unit, Civil Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Elliott S. Marks, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, D. C. for the United States.

George N. Tompkins, Jr., Raymond W. Belair, Stephen J. Fearon, Condon & Forsyth, New York City, for Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Michael B. Latti, Alan R. Hoffman, Kaplan, Latti & Flannery, Boston, Mass., for various individual plaintiffs.

OPINION

CAFFREY, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

All of the above-captioned cases arise out of the tragic crash of a Delta Airlines, Inc. (Delta) DC-9 twin-engine jet airliner at approximately 11:08 a. m.,1 July 31, 1973, at Logan Airport, Boston, Massachusetts.

The aircraft, which was identified as Delta Flight 723 (hereafter D 723) was scheduled to fly that morning...

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