United States Ninth Circuit

General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994, 49 USC 40101, which limits lawsuits against airplane manufacturers to 18 years after initial delivery of the plane, applies to suits filed after its effective date even if the accident occurred before its effective date.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/17/2001
• Decided 06/07/2001
• Published 06/07/2001

Judges

• FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:, Before:  PREGERSON, FERNANDEZ, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Stuart B. Esner,Esner & Chang, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiffs-appellants and cross-appellees Kathy Lyon, Aaron J. Lyon, et al.  Ian Herzog, Law Offices of Ian Herzog, Santa Monica, California, for plaintiffs-appellants and cross-appellees Belinda Pollack, Hanna Marie Pollack, et al., Rudolph V. Pino, Jr., Pino & Associates, White Plains, New York, (argued);  Keith G. Wileman, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Los Angeles, California, for the defendants-appellees, and cross-appellants.