In re AIR CRASH DISASTER NEAR ROSELAWN, INDIANA ON OCTOBER 31, 1994.
Appeal of Theresa A. SEVERIN, as Executor of the Estate of Patricia Henry, Deceased, Roberta Spencer, Special Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth Bartlett Spencer, Deceased, Stewart MacKenzie, Co-Executor of the Estate of Betty Innes Struth Tweedie, Deceased, et al.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued June 5, 1996.
Decided September 19, 1996.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Donald J. Nolan, William J. Jovan, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant Theresa A. Severin.
Robert A. Clifford (argued), Kevin P. Durkin, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant Roberta Spencer.
Thomas A. Demetrio, Philip H. Corboy, Michael K. Demetrio, Corboy & Demetrio, Robert A. Clifford, Kevin P. Durkin, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant Stewart MacKenzie
Douglas R. Brown, James W. Brauer, Stewart & Irwin, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant Chris E. Ferryman.
William J. Harte, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant Karen J. Ernst.
David Katzman, Schaden, Wilson & Katzman, Birmingham, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellant Mary Elaine Ramm.
Herbert Stride, Stride & Associates, Chicago, IL, David Katzman, Schaden, Wilson & Katzman, Birmingham, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellant Joan Leech.
D.L. Salem, Law Offices of D.L. Salem, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant Eileen Ganong.
Martin E. Klein, Law Offices of Martin E. Klein, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant Frank Harast.
Sidney I. Schenkier, Jerold S. Solovy, Anton R. Valukas, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Charles W. Douglas, Sheila A. Sundvall, Sara J. Gourley, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee AMR Corp.
Sidney I. Schenkier, Jerold S. Solovy, Anton R. Valukas, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Sheila A. Sundvall, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL, Robert L. Alpert, Chapel Hill, NC, Hugh R. Koss (argued), Lillick & Charles, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellee AMR Eagle, Inc.
Sidney I. Schenkier, Jerold S. Solovy, Anton R. Valukas, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Charles W. Douglas, Sheila A. Sundvall, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Robert H. Mittelman.
Douglas Letter, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Intervenor Janet Reno.
Before COFFEY, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Sixty-eight people were killed on October 31, 1994, when American Eagle Flight 4184 from Indianapolis to Chicago developed severe icing problems and crashed near Roselawn, Indiana. Numerous lawsuits arose out of the crash. Thirty-two of those cases were filed in, transferred to, or removed to the Northern District of Illinois. This appeal presents the question whether the cases will proceed in federal...
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