DATSKOW v. TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS

No. 88-CV-1299L.

826 F.Supp. 677 (1993)

Marjorie DATSKOW, Executrix of the Estates of Robert C. Gross and Susan C. Gross, deceased, and Administratrix of the Estates of Michael and David Gross, deceased, and Grossair, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS, A DIVISION OF TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. New York.

July 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Alan Wolk, Philadelphia, PA, for plaintiffs.

Stephen R. Stegich, III, Stuart Robinowitz, New York City, Michael Kelly, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants.


DECISION AND ORDER

LARIMER, District Judge.

BACKGROUND

This products liability case arises out of the crash of a private airplane in which four people were killed. Plaintiffs sued the manufacturer of the engine on the theory that a defect in the plane's engine caused the crash.

On February 24, 1993, after a month-long trial, a jury returned a verdict in plaintiffs' favor on theories of strict liability, negligent design, and failure...

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