In Re September 11th Litigation’s Empirical Analysis
2007
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Applies 49 U.S.C. § 40101 (Air Traffic Management System Performance Improvement Act of 1996)
Relies on Gonzaga University v. Doe · Babcock v. Jackson · Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc. · Martin v. Johns-Manville Corp. · Maiello v. NYS BD. OF PAROLE
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“For claims arising out of a 'disaster befalling a plane aloft,' however, 'the place of the crash is often random or, as here, fixed by a warped mind,' and thus legitimate reasons to deviate from the lex loci delicti rule may exist.”). To be sure, a case arising out of an act of terror involving an airplane presents an especially strong case for a departure from last-event necessary, given that the place of the crash may be random. In contrast, a terrorist bombing such as the one at issue in the instant litigation may be”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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