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ASHLAND v. LING-TEMCO-VOUGHT, INC.

Nos. 81-5163, 81-5175, 81-5213, 81-5214, 81-5375, 81-5376, 81-5460, 81-5529 to 81-5531, 81-5576, and 81-5590.

711 F.2d 1431 (1983)

Charlotte ASHLAND, as Administratrix of the Estate of Donald Edward Ashland, deceased, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LING-TEMCO-VOUGHT, INC., a corporation, et al., and United States of America, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 29, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Morris, San Bernardino, Cal., James J. McCarthy, Magana, Cathcart, McCarthy & Pierry, Los Angeles, Cal., Gerald V. Barron, Monterey, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees.

David M. Heibron, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enerson, San Francisco, Cal., Craig L. Winterman, Herzfeld & Rubin, Los Angeles, Cal., Philip A. Berns, Dept. of Justice, Warren A. Schneider, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Before ANDERSON and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, District Judge.

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

These consolidated wrongful death actions arise from the crash at sea of a military aircraft in 1971. Plaintiffs are heirs and personal representatives of nine servicemen and three civilians who died in the crash. All twelve plaintiffs filed suit under the Death on the High Seas Act ("DOHSA"), 46 U.S.C. §§ 761-767, against LTV,1 a contractor who substantially modified component parts of the...

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