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IN RE AIR CRASH DISASTER AT DETROIT MET. AIRPORT

MDL No. 742. Civ. A. Nos. 88-CV-70337-DT, 88-CV-70338-DT.

737 F.Supp. 409 (1989)

In re AIR CRASH DISASTER AT DETROIT METROPOLITAN AIRPORT ON AUGUST 16, 1987. Leo ATKINS, Plaintiff, v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Defendants. Ronald RHAN, Plaintiff, v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, S.D.

October 10, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Brewer, Phoenix, Ariz., Stanley Chesley, Cincinnati, Ohio, Lee Kreindler, New York City, Gerald Lear and Thomas Meehan, Washington, D.C., and Richard Schaden, Birmingham, Mich., for plaintiffs Steering Committee.

Carroll E. Dubuc, Laxalt, Washington, Perito and Dubuc, Washington, D.C., for defendant Northwest Airlines.

John J. Hennelly, Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts, Los Angeles, Cal., and Donald E. Shely, Dykema Gossett, Detroit, Mich., for defendant McDonnell Douglas.

ORDER

JULIAN ABELE COOK, Jr., Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs, Leo Atkins and Ronald Rhan, were employed by Guardian Guard Services, Inc. as security guards at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport on August 16, 1987. While on duty that evening, they were immediately dispatched to the site of the crash after witnessing the crash of Northwest Flight 255 in order to secure the area from spectators, news media and the general public.

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