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Forum: Rotorheads

12th Jan 2016, 03:52

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Sikorsky Sued by Widows of Three Navy Helicopter Crew

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Posted By riff_raff

Jack Carson- Thanks for the reply. I read a...

Jack Carson-

Thanks for the reply. I read a summary of the Boyle case, but I did not have the patience to read the entire opinion and references. My day job is aircraft mechanical systems...

Forum: Rotorheads

10th Jan 2016, 04:47

Replies: 16

Sikorsky Sued by Widows of Three Navy Helicopter Crew

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Posted By riff_raff

Yes, it's true in most cases the US federal...

Yes, it's true in most cases the US federal government cannot be sued for death/injury to military personnel based on command decisions. However, there are instances where a manufacturer can be...

Forum: Rotorheads

8th Jan 2016, 00:18

Replies: 16

Sikorsky Sued by Widows of Three Navy Helicopter Crew

Views: 5,413

Posted By riff_raff

Jack Carson, thanks for the reference to the...

Jack Carson, thanks for the reference to the Boyle case. I glanced thru a summary of the case and it described the three part test in the 9th Circuit's decision. The last part requiring a contractor...

Forum: Rotorheads

6th Jan 2016, 03:32

Replies: 16

Sikorsky Sued by Widows of Three Navy Helicopter Crew

Views: 5,413

Posted By riff_raff

Lonewolf_50, here is a related article from 2014...

Lonewolf_50, here is a related article from 2014 (http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/09/08/inquiry-frayed-wire-led-to-fatal-navy-helo-crash.html). The interesting part starts about halfway down:...

Forum: Rotorheads

4th Jan 2016, 01:18

Replies: 16

Sikorsky Sued by Widows of Three Navy Helicopter Crew

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Posted By riff_raff

"The lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that...

"The lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that Sikorsky and the other defendants, including General Electric, designed and manufactured an unsafe helicopter and failed to warn the military about...

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