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STEERING COMMITTEE v. U.S.

No. 90-55217.

6 F.3d 572 (1993)

STEERING COMMITTEE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant, and Aeromexico, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 20, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Riegel, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellant.

Juanita M. Madole and Joseph T. Cook, Speiser, Krause, Madole & Cook, Irvine, CA, for plaintiffs-appellees.

George F. Archer, Archer & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee Plaintiffs' Crew Committee.

Frank A. Silane, Condon & Forsyth, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee.

Before: CANBY, BOOCHEVER, and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

The United States appeals the district court's apportionment of liability among the parties involved in a 1986 midair collision between an Aeromexico jetliner and a single-engine Piper aircraft over Cerritos, California. The government argues that the district court erred by failing to apply Cal.Evid.Code § 669(a) and by improperly articulating the standard of vigilance for pilots under 14 C.F.R. § 91.67(a). The government also...

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