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BELL HELICOPTER v. U.S.

Nos. 86-3990, 86-4056.

833 F.2d 1375 (1987)

BELL HELICOPTER, Plaintiff, and Sea Airmotive, Inc.; Gay Airways, Inc.; A.E. Gay, Inc.; A.E. Gay, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 9, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Baker, Susan M. West, Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh, Anchorage, Alaska, for plaintiff Bell Helicopter.

Jonathan M. Hoffman, Martin, Bischoff, Templeton, Biggs & Ericsson, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Richard R. Stone, Sr., Tara C. Neda, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before GOODWIN, ANDERSON and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

The appellants in this action challenge the district court's order dismissing all of their claims for contribution and indemnity. The district court held that, by analogy, the United States, when treated as an employer, enjoys the same immunity afforded to private employers under the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act, AS 23.30.055 ("AWCA"). Therefore, since a private employer who pays workers' compensation is immune from third-party...

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