In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Cerritos, California, On August 31, 1986

967 F.2d 1421 In re AIR CRASH DISASTER NEAR CERRITOS, CALIFORNIA, ON AUGUST 31, 1986. Theresa ESTRADA, individually, as Parent, Guardian, and Best Friend of Alejandro Estrada, a minor, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Frank Estrada, Sr., deceased; Javier Estrada, deceased, and Anjelica Estrada, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AERONAVES DE MEXICO, SA., dba Aeromexico, Defendant, and United States of America, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-55464. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 2, 1992. Decided June 30, 1992. As Amended Aug. 7, 1992. Barbara B. O'Malley, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant. Joseph T. Cook, Speiser, Krause, Madole & Cook, Irvine, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: HUG, PREGERSON, and POOLE, Circuit Judges. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 In this case against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, we are required to decide whether, in applying California law, the award to Theresa Estrada of damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress can be sustained. An Aeromexico airliner…