STANFORD v. KUWAIT AIRWAYS CORP.

No. 85 Civ. 0477 (SWK).

648 F.Supp. 1158 (1986)

Lorraine P. STANFORD, Executrix of the Estate of William L. Stanford, Plaintiff, v. KUWAIT AIRWAYS CORPORATION, Pan American World Airways, Inc., Northwest Airlines, Inc., Middle East Airlines Airliban, S.A., and International Air Transport Association, Defendants.

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

October 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dupont, Tobin, Levin, Carberry & O'Malley, New London, Conn. by Ralph P. Dupont, for plaintiff.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York City by John N. Romans, Diane da Cunha, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KRAM, District Judge.

Plaintiff seeks relief for the wrongful death of her husband, William L. Stanford ("Stanford"), who was allegedly shot and killed by terrorists in Tehran, Iran, on December 6, 1984, after the airplane on which he was a passenger, Kuwait Airways Corporation ("KAC") flight No. 221, was allegedly hijacked by terrorists during its flight from Kuwait to Pakistan. The facts of this case are set out in full in...

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