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Nature of Suit Code: 315
Nature of Suit: Airplane Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1333 Admiralty

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: AIR CRASH AT SAN FRANCISCO,

CALIFORNIA ON JULY 6, 2013 

This document relates to 

Case No. 4:15-CV-03916-YGR 

CARL KNAUS, et al., 

 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

THE BOEING CORPORATION, 

 Defendant. 

MDL No. 2497 

ORDER REQUESTING ADDITIONAL 

INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO 

APPROVE MINOR’S COMPROMISE

Re: MDL Dkt. No. 402 

Currently pending before the Court is an unopposed motion for approval of minor’s 

compromise filed by plaintiffs Kee Seung Han and Kyoung Sook Kim on behalf of minor H.S.H. 

(MDL Dkt. No. 402.) Having carefully considered the motion and declarations submitted in 

support thereof, the Court requests additional information and explanation before ruling on the 

pending motion. In particular, the moving parties must address the following issues: 

1. What evidence exists in support of the assertion that the “gross settlement amount is 

comparable to the amount accepted as settlement by dozens of similarly injured 

passengers,” as stated in the motion on page 3, lines 22 through 23? The proposed 

settlement amount appears low relative to other settlements previously approved by 

the Court on behalf of minors in this MDL, especially in light of H.S.H.’s injuries. 

2. Why the parties chose to deposit the net settlement funds into an account with the 

Korean Exchange Bank rather than a beneficial financial structure, such as an 

annuity or other structured payout. 

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United States District Court 

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Plaintiffs Kee Seung Han and Kyoung Sook Kim shall file a supplemental brief addressing these 

issues no later than November 16, 2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: November 9, 2015 

 _______________________________________ 

 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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