United States Ninth Circuit
Midwest Express Holdings, Inc. v. Braun, 07-55063
In a suit by an airline seeking indemnification for a personal injury settlement from the manufacturer of an airplane, a district court decision in favor of the manufacturer is reversed where the Federal Aviation Administration has not comprehensively regulated airstairs, thus the Federal Aviation Act has not preempted state law claims that the stairs are defective.
Appellate Information
- Argued 06/06/2008
- Decided 02/09/2009
- Published 02/09/2009
Judges
- KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:, Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, CARLOS T. BEA, Circuit Judge, and MARILYN L. HUFF, District Judge.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Ralph S. LaMontagne, Jr., Shaw Terhar & LaMontagne, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-third-party-plaintiffs-appellants., Arthur I. Willner, Berger Khan, Los Angeles, CA, for the third-party-defendant-appellees.