US Federal District Judge James M. Fitzgerald, in a 139-page decision issued 1 November 1985, rejected charges of negligence against the Boeing Company, Lear Siegler Inc, and the Collins Division of Rockwell International Corporation in a suit related to the crash.
O xuíz do Distrito Federal dos Estados Unidos James M. Fitzgerald, nunha decisión de 139páxinas publicada o 1 de novembro de 1985, rexeitou as acusacións de neglixencia contra Boeing Company, Lear Siegler Inc, e a Collins Division de Rockwell International Corporation nun preito relacionado co accidente.