The Nation - News from Jan. 1, 1985
A federal appeals court ruled that the District of Columbia cannot seek reimbursement for emergency and rescue services following the 1982 crash of an Air Florida jetliner that killed 78 people. A three-judge panel unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that there was no specific legislation empowering the district to collect the $750,000 it requested from Air Florida. The case arose from the Jan. 13, 1982, crash of a jetliner that slammed into a bridge over the Potomac River shortly after takeoff from National Airport.
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