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ALCABASA v. KOREAN AIR LINES CO., LTD.

No. 94-7013.

62 F.3d 404 (1995)

Alexander ALCABASA, Appellant, v. KOREAN AIR LINES CO., LTD., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 8, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin L. Jeffers, New Orleans, LA, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Andrew J. Harakas, with whom George N. Tompkins, Jr., White Plains, NY, and Timothy J. Lynes, Washington, DC, were on the brief, argued the cause for appellee.

Before BUCKLEY, WILLIAMS, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.

BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the single question of whether a relative of a passenger killed when Korean Air Lines flight 007 crashed into the Sea of Japan has standing to bring a wrongful death suit against the airline without first being appointed the deceased's "personal representative" by a state court. The district court found that only the personal...

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