The carrier will respect the ruling and hopes to settle the matter with the relatives of those killed in the crash as quickly as possible, the official said.

In light of the decision, Isomi Suzuki, a member of the legal team representing the plaintiffs, said most of his clients would withdraw a pre-emptive appeal, filed the previous day in an effort to discourage the airline from seeking to overturn the district court decision, because they want to conclude the case.

The Nagoya District Court ruled Dec. 26 in favor of the 236 Japanese and Taiwanese plaintiffs, comprising a few survivors and relatives of the fatalities, by ordering the airline to pay compensation to most of them. Four siblings of the victims were ruled ineligible for compensation.

Flight 140 from Taipei to Nagoya crashed April 26, 1994, killing 264 of the 271 passengers and crew aboard.

The Japan Times Weekly: Jan. 17, 2004
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