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IN RE AIR CRASH AT DETROIT METRO. AIRPORT

MDL No. 742. Nos. 89-3236, 89-2696 and 90-3482.

791 F.Supp. 1204 (1992)

In re AIR CRASH AT DETROIT METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, DETROIT, MICHIGAN ON AUGUST 16, 1987. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Plaintiff, v. MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, and Texas Instruments, Inc./Klixon, Defendants. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Plaintiff, v. MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, Texas Instruments, Inc./Klixon, and National Car Rental System, Inc., Defendants. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Plaintiff, v. CAE ELECTRONICS, LTD, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, S.D.

January 17, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carroll E. Dubuc, Michael Selter, Aidan Jones, William Evans, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

Douglas E. Winter, Washington, D.C., Donald E. Shely, Detroit, Mich., for defendant McDonnell Douglas.

Thomas Keenan, Farmington Hills, Mich., Kent M. Johnson, Robert White, Dallas, Tex., for defendant Texas Instruments.

Richard Ward, Michelle Thomas, Southfield, Mich., for CAE Electronics.

Fred C. Begy, John Adler, Richard Walker, Chicago, Ill., Carl Greenberg, Short Hills, N.J., for defendant Nat. Car Rental Systems.

ORDER

JULIAN ABELE COOK, Jr., Chief Judge.

This case involves a tragedy that occurred on August 16, 1987 when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed shortly after takeoff from the Detroit Metropolitan Airport and resulted in the death of one hundred fifty-six people and injuries to several other persons.

There are a variety of motions, most of which have been filed by the Third-Party Defendants

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