IN RE N-500L CASES

Civ. Nos. 78-2126, 79-1700 to 79-1703.

502 F.Supp. 60 (1980)

In re N-500L CASES. Luis Lugo MEDINA et al., Plaintiffs, v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC., et al., Defendants. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Francisco CRUZ et al., Third-Party Defendants. Julio Matta MARTINEZ et al., Plaintiffs, v. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Francisco CRUZ et al., Third-Party Defendants. Carlos Martinez PAGAN, Plaintiff, v. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., et al., Defendants. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Francisco CRUZ et al., Third-Party Defendants. Ismael Agosto DeLEON et al., Plaintiffs, v. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., et al., Defendants. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Francisco CRUZ et al., Third-Party Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

August 8, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angel L. Tapia Flores, Tapia & Aviles, San Juan, P.R., for plaintiffs Medina, Martinez, Pagan, DeLeon, et al.

Francisco Ponsa Flores, San Juan, P.R., for Eastern Airlines, Inc., et al. in all cases.

Francisco Agrait Oliveras, Agrait & Oliveras, San Juan, P.R., for third-party defendants and Underwriters at Lloyd's.

Alex González, Dubón González & Vazquez, San Juan, P.R., for Francisco Cruz.

Calvin F. David, Walton, Lantaff, Schroeder & Carson, Miami, Fla., for third-party defendants.

Domingo A. Alvarez, Rio Piedras, P.R., Richard H. Silver, Miami, Fla., Speiser, Krause & Madole, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs in 79-1703.


DECISION AND ORDER

TORRUELLA, District Judge.

On September 26, 1978, an Air Caribbean Beechcraft D 185 aircraft, Registration # N-500L, crashed on a flight from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Plaintiffs in this suit were on the ground. They claim personal injuries, emotional distress and/or property damage as a result of the accident. This action was brought against Eastern Airlines, who as a third-party Plaintiff filed claims against the...

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