U.S. judge dismisses litigation over missing Malaysia Airlines flight

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge has dismissed nationwide litigation over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in which victims’ families sought to hold the carrier, its insurer Allianz SE and Boeing Co liable for the still-unexplained disaster.

U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in Washington ruled on Wednesday night that the wrongful death and product liability litigation, encompassing 40 lawsuits, did not belong in the United States.

She said the case belonged in Malaysia, which has an “overwhelming interest” in and “substantial nexus” to the March 8, 2014 disappearance of Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 heading to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board.

“At its core, this case is about the unexplained disappearance of a passenger plane operated by Malaysia Airlines as part of its national air carrier fleet following its departure from a Malaysian airport,” Jackson wrote.

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WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 23, 2018 / 1:31 PM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
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[liberalhistorian]

1. I have tremendous sympathy for these families and

all of the other families as well; the pain and angst over not knowing what happened must be almost as bad as the loss of loved ones. However, I just don't see the viability of any lawsuit at this time. It's unknown just what happened, there are multiple possibilities and until definitive proof is found, or the plane is actually finally discovered (and just imagine how continually obsessed CNN would be then!) we just don't know. So there's no way at this point to determine cause and responsibility.

[Honeycombe8]

2. Makes sense.

I feel for the families, but it makes more sense to sue in Malaysia.