United States Eighth Circuit
STEERING COMM. v. AM. AIRLINES, INC., 03-1073
No reasonable jury could find either that malice could be inferred from the conduct of the flight crew in the course of landing the aircraft, or that the flight crew's decision to land the aircraft in the weather they encountered was one that would naturally and probably cause the aircraft to crash. Thus, punitive damages claims were properly dismissed.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/16/2003
- Published 12/16/2003
Judges
- MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BEAM, and BYE, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Ted G. Boswell, argued, Bryant, AR (Jim Jackson and John Andrew Ellis, on the brief), for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- John H. Martin, argued, Dallas, TX (G. Luke Ashley, Christopher L. Barnes, Michael E. Hale, and D. Keith Fortner, on the brief), for appellee.