GREGORY v. GARRETT CORP.

Nos. 82 Civ. 2316 (GLG), 82 Civ. 3045 (GLG), 82 Civ. 3911 (GLG), 82 Civ. 3912 (GLG), 82 Civ. 3913 (GLG), 82 Civ. 5278 (GLG), 82 Civ. 6297 (GLG), 82 Civ. 6459 (GLG), 82 Civ. 1042 (GLG) and 83 Civ. 1082 (GLG) to 83 Civ. 1084 (GLG).

589 F.Supp. 296 (1984)

Gwendolyn L. GREGORY, as Executrix under the Will of Joseph Morgan Gregory, Deceased, Plaintiffs, v. The GARRETT CORPORATION; Colt Electronics Co., Inc.; Phoenix Aerospace, Inc.; and Lockheed Corp., Defendants. The GARRETT CORPORATION and Lockheed Corporation, Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. TEXASGULF, INC. and Texasgulf Aviation, Inc., Third-Party Defendants. and Related Actions.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 1, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitman & Ransom, New York City, for plaintiffs Gwendolyn L. Gregory, Mary V. Drew, and Mary L. McKee; Kevin Keating, Richard E. Lawler, New York City, of counsel.

Kreindler & Kreindler, New York City, for plaintiffs Morgan Guaranty (Fogarty), Woodling, and Claydon; Milton G. Sincoff, Steven Earl Anderson, New York City, of counsel.

Speiser & Krause, P.C., New York City, for plaintiff Constance A. Boyle; Frank H. Granito, Jr., New York City, of counsel.

Cummings & Lockwood, Stamford, Conn., for plaintiff Judith N. Sorenson Ten Stamford Forum; Mark E. Fuhrmann, Stamford, Conn., of counsel.

Costello & Shea, New York City, and Perkins, Coie, Stone, Olsen & Williams, Seattle, Wash., for defendant and third-party plaintiff The Garrett Corp.; J. Donald Tierney, New York City, Keith Gerrard, Richard C. Coyle, Sherilyn Peterson, Seattle, Wash., of counsel.

Lester, Schwab, Katx & Dwyer, New York City, and Blackwell, Sanders, Matheny, Weary & Lombardi, Kansas City, Mo., for defendant and third-party plaintiff Colt Electronics Co., Inc.; B. Jennifer Jaffee, New York City and Timothy W. Triplett, Kansas City, Mo., of counsel.

Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, New York City, and Morris, Larson, King, Stamper & Bold, Kansas City, Mo., for defendant and third-party plaintiff Phoenix Aerospace, Inc.; Daniel R. Murdock, New York City and Steven G. Emerson, Kansas City, Mo., of counsel.

Mendes & Mount, New York City, for defendant and third-party plaintiff Lockheed Corp.; Kevin F. Cook, James W. Hunt, James M. Fitzsimons, New York City, of counsel.

John S. Martin, Jr., U.S. Atty., New York City, J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., for defendant U.S.A.; Kathlynn G. Fadely, Susan M.H. Gillett, Trial Attys., Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., Washington, D.C., of counsel.

Townley & Updike, New York City, for defendants and third-party defendants TexasGulf Inc. and TexasGulf Aviation Inc.; Frederick D. Berkon, John C. Sabetta, Michael Belohlavek, New York City, of counsel.


MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

GOETTEL, District Judge.

In most of the twenty-one related actions arising out of the crash of Texasgulf Aviation, Inc.'s ("TGA's") Lockheed Jetstar near Westchester airport on February 11, 1981, TGA and its parent, Texasgulf, Inc. ("Texasgulf"), as defendants or third-party defendants,1 asserted two affirmative defenses against the claims brought by the estates of the six passengers and two crew...

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