Case 2:24-cv-00134-RSM Document 19 Filed 03/11/24 Page 1 of 19
The Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE
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ELNA BERRY, et al.,
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Plaintiffs, v. THE BOEING COMPANY, a Delaware profit corporation; and ALASKA AIRLINES, INC., an Alaska corporation,
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No. 2:24-cv-00134-RSM DEFENDANT THE BOEING COMPANY’S ANSWER TO PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES AND CLASS RELIEF
Defendants. Defendant The Boeing Company (“Boeing”), by and through its attorneys of record Perkins Coie LLP, answers Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint as follows, in paragraphs numbered to correspond to the paragraph numbers in said First Amended Complaint. All facts not specifically admitted are denied. The First Amended Complaint pertains to an aviation accident that occurred on January 5, 2024 near Portland, Oregon, and which is currently the subject of an ongoing investigation by the United States National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”). Boeing is a party to the NTSB investigation. Under federal law (49 U.S.C. § 1114(f) and 49 C.F.R. § 831.13), Boeing is prohibited at this time from releasing information concerning the January 5, 2024 accident to any person not a party to the investigations without prior consultation and approval of the NTSB.
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