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IN RE AIR CRASH DISASTER NEAR CHICAGO, ETC.

MDL No. 391.

500 F.Supp. 1044 (1980)

In re AIR CRASH DISASTER NEAR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ON MAY 25, 1979.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

May 29, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin M. Forde, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Thomas Allen, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, Ill., Norman J. Barry, Rothschild, Barry & Myers, Chicago, Ill., for defendant.

Before ROBSON and WILL, Senior District Judges.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This cause is before the Court on the Motion of defendants American Airlines, Inc. and McDonnell Douglas Corporation to strike all pending claims for punitive damages for wrongful death by plaintiffs in these consolidated actions.1 The present motion concerns only punitive damages incident to wrongful death claims, and does not concern punitive damages ancillary to claims for property damage, personal injury or other...

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