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IN RE KOREAN AIR LINES DISASTER

No. 96-5278.

117 F.3d 1477 (1997)

IN RE KOREAN AIR LINES DISASTER OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1983. Philomena DOOLEY, et al. v. KOREAN AIR LINES CO., LTD.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1997.

Rehearing Denied August 7, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juanita M. Madole, Irvine, CA, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

Andrew J. Harakas argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was George N. Tompkins, Jr., White Plains, NY.

Before: WALD and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges, and BUCKLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

On September 1, 1983, while Korean Air Lines flight KE007 was en route from New York City to Seoul, South Korea, via Anchorage, Alaska, a Soviet military aircraft shot down the airliner over the Sea of Japan, killing all 269 people on board. We have recounted details of the tragedy elsewhere. See In re Korean Air Lines Disaster of Sept. 1, 1983, 932 F.2d...

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