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GATX/AIRLOG CO. v. U.S.

No. 99-36024.

234 F.3d 1089 (2000)

GATX/AIRLOG COMPANY, GATX Capital Corporation, Airlog Management Corporation, Frederick L. Hatton and Sanford P. Burnstein, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 13, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott D. Devereaux, Cooley Godward LLP, Palo Alto, California, for the appellants.

Barbara B. O'Malley, United States Department of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for appellee the United States of America.

Before: L. Alarcon, Warren J. Ferguson, and M. Margaret McKeown, Circuit Judges.

Argued and Submitted October 5, 2000 — Seattle, Washington.

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

Aircraft safety is a matter of significant public importance, and the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") plays a central role in monitoring safety through its certification of commercial aircraft. At issue in this case is whether the United States is immune from liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 (1994) ("FTCA"), for the...

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