Lockerbie: The Story and the Lessons

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Lockerbie, the Story, and the Lessons, is a book by aviation security expert Rodney Wallis on the Pan Am 103 Lockerbie bombing case; specifically, the civil litigation trial brought by surviving family members against the now defunct Pan American World Airways.

The trial took place in 1992 in the Eastern District of New York, before United States District Court Judge Thomas C. Platt. In his book, Wallis, a former Director of Security for the International Air Transport Association (IATA) brings together the facts surrounding the sabotage of Pan Am Flight 103, and details how the civil litigation developed so many of the facts surrounding the bombing for the first time. Wallis's book uncovers the fundamental weaknesses in Pan Am's communication and corporate security management policies which created an environment where good aviation security was impossible. The government's unusual role in protecting sensitive aviation security information that was introduced at trial is also described. The jury eventually found defendant Pan American Airways liable for "willful misconduct."