Case 2:24-cv-00134-RSM Document 20 Filed 03/11/24 Page 1 of 17
HONORABLE RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE
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ELNA BERRY, et al., Plaintiffs,
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v. THE BOEING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, and ALASKA AIRLINES, INC., an Alaska corporation,
Case No.: 2:24-cv-00134-RSM ALASKA AIRLINES’ ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES AND CLASS RELIEF
Defendants.
Alaska Airlines, Inc., (“Alaska Airlines”) answers Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint for Damages and Class Relief (“FAC”) to the extent permitted by the applicable federal regulations controlling the National Transportation Safety Board’s (“NTSB”) Investigation into
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the subject accident. Alaska Airlines is a Party to the on-going NTSB Investigation represented
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in the Investigation by designated Party Representatives. 49 CFR §§ 831.11 and 831.13 restrict
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access to and disclosure of information and data collected and produced in the course of the
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NTSB Investigation. As such, Alaska Airlines is restricted in its access to investigative information and its ability to respond to certain of the allegations asserted in the FAC. Alaska Airlines reserves the right to amend its Answer to the FAC when it is permitted to do so in accordance with applicable NTSB Investigation regulations.
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ALASKA AIRLINES’ ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMD COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES AND CLASS RELIEF- 1
STOKES LAWRENCE, P.S.
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