Time Out
23rd Nov 2003, 06:32
POSTED: 4:28 p.m. CST November 22, 2003
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The California Supreme Court has upheld a $9 million judgment against the world's largest helicopter manufacturer.
Fort Worth-based Bell Helicopter had appealed a 2001 verdict won by the widow of a firefighting pilot who was killed when his copter's engine failed and the aircraft crashed. The company argued that a federal law barred Sharon Hiser from suing because the helicopter was more than 18 years old.
But the state Court of Appeals ruled in August that the installation of a new fuel system and warning devices extended the company's liability.
Hiser's attorney said the state Supreme Court's decision would help bring his client closure.
source (http://www.nbc5i.com/news/2658125/detail.html)
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The California Supreme Court has upheld a $9 million judgment against the world's largest helicopter manufacturer.
Fort Worth-based Bell Helicopter had appealed a 2001 verdict won by the widow of a firefighting pilot who was killed when his copter's engine failed and the aircraft crashed. The company argued that a federal law barred Sharon Hiser from suing because the helicopter was more than 18 years old.
But the state Court of Appeals ruled in August that the installation of a new fuel system and warning devices extended the company's liability.
Hiser's attorney said the state Supreme Court's decision would help bring his client closure.
source (http://www.nbc5i.com/news/2658125/detail.html)