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HISER v. BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.

No. G029637.

4 Cal.Rptr.3d 249 (2003)

111 Cal.App.4th 640

Sharon HISER, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

Review Denied November 19, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, John Morris, San Diego; Law Offices of Stephen K. Brunk, Stephen K. Brunk, La Jolla; Shea & Gardner and Frederick C. Schafrick for Defendant and Appellant.

Speiser Krause and Douglas W. Schroeder, Santa Ana, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

IKOLA, J.

In this wrongful death action arising from a helicopter crash, the jury awarded the widow of the pilot $8,676,696 against the manufacturer of the helicopter. Defendant manufacturer asserts the causes of action for strict products liability and negligence are barred as a matter of law by an 18-year federal statute of repose, the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 (GARA).

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