District Court, S.D. New York November 20, 1992, 83 Civ. 8428 (CBM) (In Re Korean Air Lines Disaster of September 1, 1983)

AMENDED OPINION ON PRETRIAL MOTIONS

MOTLEY, District Judge.

This case arises out of the tragic downing of Korean Air Lines Flight KE007. On September 1, 1983, while the plane was en route from New York to Seoul, South Korea, the plane strayed into Soviet airspace and was shot down by Soviet military aircraft over the Sea of Japan. All 269 persons aboard were killed. Muriel A.M.S.