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CLAWANS v. U.S.

Nos. CIV. A. 98-3053, CIV. A. 98-3312, CIV. A. 98-4568.

75 F.Supp.2d 368 (1999)

Roslyn CLAWANS, Individually and as Co-Executrix of the Estate of Stanley Clawans, deceased, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants. Richard Adamo, Individually and as Administrator Ad Prosequendum for the heirs at law of Nicholas Adamo, Plaintiffs, v. United States of America, et al., Defendants. Ethel M. Schaal, Plaintiff, v. United States of America, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

November 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven R. Pounian, Brian J. Alexander, Kreindler & Kreindler, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs Adamo.

William W. Lanigan, Somerville, NJ, Executor of Plaintiff Estate of Schaal.

Raymond M. Tierney, Jr., Bruce L. Shapiro, Gregory B. Pasquale, Shanley & Fisher, Morristown, NJ, for Plaintiff Estate of Schaal.

David A. Sokasits, Hoboken, NJ, for plaintiff Ethel Schaal.

Wendy L. Rome, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Daniel J. Gibbons, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Newark, Steve Dunn, Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, D.C., for Defendant United States of America.

Richard E. Genter, Wolk & Genter, Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiffs Clawans.

Beth A. Hardy, Francis & O'Farrell, Morristown, NJ, for Defendant Schott.

OPINION

WOLIN, District Judge.

These three consolidated actions arise as a result of the crash of a small private aircraft in Brandywyne, Maryland, on October 2, 1996. This matter comes before the Court on the parties' motions for a ruling as to the applicable substantive law governing this action. Specifically, the United States seeks a determination that Maryland law governs all claims asserted against it pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act...

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