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Nature of Suit Code: 310
Nature of Suit: Airplane Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Airline Crash

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Lewis S. Eidson, Esq. 

mike@colson.com

Enid Duany Mendoza, Esq. 

enid@colson.com

COLSON HICKS EIDSON, P.A. 

255 Alhambra Circle, Penthouse 

Coral Gables, Florida 33134 

Tel: (305) 476-7400 

Facsimile: (305) 476-7444 

Monica Kelly, Esq. 

monicakelly@ribbecklaw.com

RIBBECK LAW CHARTERED 

Lake Point Tower 

505 North Lake Shore Drive 

Chicago, Illinois 60611 

Tel: (312) 822-9999 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

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 COMPANY, 

 Defendant. 

MDL No. 2497 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

PLAINTIFFS XINGYONG CHEN AND 

FUHUA WANG’S UNOPPOSED MOTION 

FOR APPROVAL OF MINOR’S 

COMPROMISE 

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[Proposed] Order Granting Plaintiffs Xingyong Chen and Fufua Wang’s Unopposed Motion for Approval of 

Minors’ Compromise

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 Plaintiffs Xingyong Chen and Fuhua Wang, as natural parents of S.C. and as Next 

Friends of S.C., by and through their counsel, have submitted their Unopposed Motion for 

Approval of Minor’s Compromise pertaining to a settlement reached with all parties on behalf of 

S.C. 

 Upon review of the file and consideration of the materials submitted in support thereof, 

including the Motion, the Declaration of Enid Duany Mendoza, the Report of Next Friends, the 

Declarations of Xingyong Chen and Fuhua Wang, and the non-opposition of the released parties 

provided to the Court prior to the making of this Order, the Court does hereby find and order as 

follows: 

1. The settlement of the claim of plaintiff S.C. against all parties, as compromised 

pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement and General Release (Exhibit A to the 

Declaration of Enid Duany Mendoza) is approved. 

2. Asiana's Aviation Hull and liability insurers and reinsurers subscribing to the 

policies in effect on July 6, 2013, shall issue payment in the amount of ____________ to the 

account titled S.C., a minor, Fuhua Wang Custodian under UTMA, at the________________, 

_____________________________________, to be received within 30 (thirty) days of Court 

Approval. 

3. The account titled S.C., a minor, Fuhua Wang Custodian under UTMA, at the 

_______________ described above shall be a restricted account governed, upon penalty of law, 

by this Order and shall bear the highest interest available. The terms and conditions of the 

account shall be as follows: 

a. no third party, including but not limited to the custodian, shall be allowed to 

withdraw sums or close the account at any time; 

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b. S.C. shall not be allowed to make a withdrawal from the account while she is 

a minor unless she presents an order from this Court, and 

c. S.C. shall be allowed to withdraw from the account after she reaches age 18 

upon presentation of a photo identification such as her passport. 

4. The parties to this settlement shall cooperate fully and execute any and all 

supplementary documents and shall take all additional actions which may be necessary or 

appropriate to give full force and effect to the basic terms and intent of this settlement. 

5. Plaintiffs’ counsel may attach the fully executed settlement documents, when 

obtained, to this Order for purposes of submitting same to the ________________. 

6. The Court approves payments of $562.50 to Dr. Andrew Davy and $250.00 to Dr. 

Sara Malagold to satisfy their liens for medical services to S.C. These liens shall be paid out of 

the allotment for attorneys’ fees pursuant to agreement among counsel. 

7. The Court approves payment of ______________ as attorneys’ fees. 

8. The Court approves dismissal of all claims of S.C. against defendant, with 

prejudice. Plaintiffs’ counsel shall submit dismissal promptly after the settlement has been 

funded, and all other due consideration has been received by Plaintiffs’ counsel. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: _____________________, 2016 ________________________________ 

 Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers 

 U.S. District Judge 

August 11

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