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KERSTETTER v. PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC CO.

No. 99-40502.

210 F.3d 431 (2000)

Linda KERSTETTER, Individually, and as Personal Representative and Heir of the Estate of David Joseph Huber, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC COMPANY; et al., Defendants, Pacific Scientific Company; Beech Aerospace Services; Raytheon Aerospace Company; Beech Aircraft Corp.; Raytheon Aircraft Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 18, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Chriss (argued), Law Offices of William J. Chriss, Corpus Christi, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Stephen S. Andrews (argued), Woodard, Hall and Primm, Houston, TX, for Pacific Scientific Co.

Richard H. Caldwell, James Gregory Waller (argued), Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton, Houston, TX, for Beech Aerospace Services, Inc., Raytheon Aerospace Co., Beech Aircraft Corp. and Raytheon Aircraft Co.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM and PARKER, Circuit Judges, and WARD, District Judge.

ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant brought suit on behalf of her son, a deceased naval pilot, contending that the pilot restraint system in the T-34C aircraft he was flying at the time of his death was defectively designed. The defendants moved for summary judgment based on, inter alia, the government contractor defense. Because we find that the government contractor defense applies and that no genuine issues of material fact exist which would...

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