Case details

Court: nyed
Docket #: 1:98-cv-05663
Case Name: Lamotta v. Swissair, et al
PACER case #: 169918
Date filed: 1998-09-09
Date terminated: 1999-05-17
Assigned to: Judge I. Leo Glasser
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Robert M. Levy
Case Cause: 28:1407 Airline Crash
Nature of Suit: 310 Airplane
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Diversity

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Jacob Lamotta
Plaintiff
as Administrator of the Estate of Joseph LaMotta, Deceased also known asJake Lamotta
Michael F. Baumeister
Baumeister & Samuels, P.C. One Exchange Plaza, 15th Floor New York, NY 10006-3008 (212) 363-1200
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Swissair
Defendant
Michael J. Holland
Condon & Forsyth, LLP Times Square Tower 7 Times Square- 18th Floor New York, NY 10036 (212) 490-9100 Fax: (212) 370-4482 Email: mholland@condonlaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

McDonnell Douglas Corp.
Defendant
George F. Hritz
Davis, Weber & Edwards, P.C. 100 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 (212) 685-8000
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Keith Gerrard
Perkins Coie, LLP 1201 Third Avenue 40th Floor Seattle, WA 98101-3099 (206) 583-8888
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Boeing Company
Defendant
a successor in interest to the McDonnell Douglas Corporation
George F. Hritz
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Keith Gerrard
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Defendant
Michael J. Holland
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
1998-09-09 1 0 COMPLAINT filed and summons(es) issued for Swissair, McDonnell Douglas Co, Boeing Company, Delta Air Lines, Inc FILING FEE $ 150.00 RECEIPT # 210731 (Chow, Alice) (Entered: 09/09/1998)
1998-10-19 2 0 ORDER dtd. 10/2/98 Initial Conf. for 1/28/99 @ 10:00 ( signed by Magistrate Robert M. Levy ) (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 10/19/1998)
1998-12-18 3 0 AFFIDAVIT of Service by Jacob Lamotta Re: [1-1] summons & complaint (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 12/18/1998)
1998-12-18 4 0 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Boeing Company, McDonnell Douglas Co 12/1/98 Answer due on 1/30/99 for Boeing Company, for McDonnell Douglas Co (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 12/18/1998)
1999-01-05 5 0 ANSWER to Complaint by Delta Air Lines, Inc (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 01/05/1999)
1999-01-05 6 0 Disclosure of interested parties by Delta Air Lines, Inc (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 01/05/1999)
1999-01-05 7 0 ANSWER to Complaint by Swissair (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 01/05/1999)
1999-01-05 8 0 Disclosure of interested parties by Swissair (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 01/05/1999)
1999-01-05 9 0 ANSWER to Complaint by McDonnell Douglas Co (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 01/05/1999)
1999-01-05 10 0 Disclosure of interested parties by McDonnell Douglas Co (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 01/05/1999)
1999-01-05 11 0 ANSWER to Complaint by Boeing Company (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 01/05/1999)
1999-01-05 12 0 Disclosure of interested parties by Boeing Company (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 01/05/1999)
1999-01-02 13 0 Letter dated Dec. 21, 1998, from the MDL Panel to Judge Glasser, advising him that a motion to transfer this action for inclusion into MDL 1269, re Air Crash Near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, on September, 1998, is pending before the Panel. Judge Glasser's jurisdiction continues until any transfer ruling becomes effective. (Vaughn, Terry) (Entered: 01/05/1999)
1999-01-07 14 0 AFFIDAVIT of SERVICE by Jacob Lamotta Re: [11-1] answer, [9-1] answer, [7-1] answer, [5-1] answer (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 01/07/1999)
1999-01-26 15 0 ORDER dtd. 1/20/99 On consent of all parties, the initial conf. is adjourned without date pending decision by the MDL Panel. On ltr. dtd. 1/6/99 from George F Hritz. ( signed by Magistrate Robert M. Levy ) (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 01/26/1999)
1999-04-19 16 0 LETTER dated April 7, 1999, from the MDL Panel, to Michael Kunz, Clerk for the E.D. of Penn., enclosing a copy of the Panel's Transfer Order so that he can now request our case files for inclusion into MDL 1269, re the Air Crash Near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, on 9/2/98. (Vaughn, Terry) (Entered: 04/19/1999)
1999-04-23 17 0 LETTER dated 4/19/99 from George F.Hritz to Judge Glasser MDL Panel has now ordered that cases, be transferred to ED of Pennsylvania. (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 04/23/1999)
1999-05-11 18 0 ORDER dtd. 4/21/99 Application GRANTED All orders for initial conf. in cases listed below are VACATED. On ltr. dtd. 4/19/99 from George F.Hritz ( signed by Magistrate-Judge Robert M. Levy ) (Jackson, Ramona) (Entered: 05/11/1999)
1999-05-17 19 0 LETTER dated 4/12/99 from Aida Ayala, Deputy Clerk at the Eastern District of Pennsylvania requesting that this action be transmitted to their court pursuant the Transfer Order dated 4/7/99, for inclusion in MDL 1269 in re: Air Crash Near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, on September 2 1998. (Asreen, Wendy) (Entered: 05/17/1999)
1999-05-17 20 0 LETTER dated 5/17/99 from Wendy Asreen to Michael Kunz, Clerk of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, forwarding cases for inclusion in MDL 1269- in re Air Crash Near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. {sent via FedEx on 5/17/99, tracking no. 810430530459} (Asreen, Wendy) (Entered: 05/17/1999)
1999-05-18 21 0 Case files received by the Eastern District of Pa. for inclusion in MDL 1269. (Asreen, Wendy) (Entered: 06/18/1999)
1999-08-18 22 0 LETTER dated 1/6/99 from George F. Hritz to Magistrate Judge Levy, requesting that the Court vacate the orders setting initial conferences in their entirety pending a decision by the Panel. (Reddy, Lisa) (Entered: 08/18/1999)