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IN RE AIR CRASH DISASTER NEAR CHICAGO, ILL., ETC.

Nos. 80-1812, 80-1813, 80-1814.

644 F.2d 594 (1981)

In re AIR CRASH DISASTER NEAR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ON MAY 25, 1979. Appeal of McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION. In re AIR CRASH DISASTER NEAR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ON MAY 25, 1979. Appeal of PLAINTIFFS IN ALL THE CONSOLIDATED CASES IN MASTER FILE NO. MDL 391. In re AIR CRASH DISASTER NEAR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ON MAY 25, 1979. Appeal of LLOYD'S BANK CALIFORNIA as Executor of Estates of Williard R. Nary and Julia T. Nary, Deceased.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 5, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman J. Barry, Joseph P. Della Maria, Jr., Roger J. Guerin, Christopher G. Walsh, Jr., Rothschild, Barry & Myers, Chicago, Ill., for McDonnell Douglas.

Thomas D. Allen, Robert E. Haley, Kathy P. Saxton, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, Ill., for American Airlines, Inc.

Lee S. Kreindler, Melvin I. Friedman, Frank G. Fleming, Kreindler & Kreindler, New York City, and George F. Archer, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Charles F. Thompson, Jr., John M. Lamont, Richard L. Horwitz, Reid, Ochsenschlager, Murphy & Hupp, Aurora, Ill., for Lloyd's Bank, Cal.

Before SPRECHER, BAUER and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.

SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

This case presents complex conflicts-of-law questions regarding the allowance of punitive damages in wrongful death actions arising out of an air crash disaster. The law of the place of the disaster, the law of the place of manufacturer of the airplane, and the law of the primary place of business of the airline do not allow punitive damages; but, the law of the primary place of business of the manufacturer of the airplane and the law of the...

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