IN RE AIR CRASH CRASH OFF LONG ISLAND, N.Y.

No. 96 Civ. 7986 (RWS). MDL No. 1161 (RWS).

65 F.Supp.2d 207 (1999)

In re AIR CRASH OFF LONG ISLAND NEW YORK, ON JULY 17, 1996.

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

October 12, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kreindler & Kreindler, New York City (Lee S. Kreindler, Steven R. Pounian, James P. Kreindler, of counsel), Speiser, Krause, Nolan & Granito, New York City (Frank H. Granito, Jr., Frank H. Granito, III, of counsel), Baumeister & Samuels, New York City (Michael F. Baumeister, of counsel), Schaden, Katzman & Lampert, Broomfield, CO (Richard F. Schaden, of counsel), Nolan Law Group, Chicago, IL (Donald J. Nolan, of counsel), Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley, Cincinnati, OH (Jerome L. Skinner, of counsel), for Plaintiffs.

Haight Gardner Holland & Knight, New York City (Randal R. Craft, Jr., William C. Brown, III, Alan D. Reitzfeld, of counsel), for Trans World Airlines, Inc.

David Weber & Edwards, New York City (George F. Hritz, Cynthia A. Feigin, of counsel), Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA (Keith Gerrard, Steven S. Bell, Jay S. Brown, of counsel), for Boeing Co.


OPINION

SWEET, District Judge.

Defendants The Boeing Company and Trans World Airlines, Inc. have moved, on the ground of forum non conveniens, to dismiss each action in this multidistrict litigation arising from the death of a French domiciliary (the "French Actions"). For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.

Prior Proceedings

This multidistrict litigation arises from the catastrophic destruction of TWA...

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