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COLLINS v. U.S.

No. 08-1334.

564 F.3d 833 (2009)

Christine B. COLLINS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 1, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Troy J. Seibert, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette, Minneapolis, MN, Michael K. Demetrio, Attorney, Corboy & Demetrio, Robert A. Clifford, Attorney, Colin H. Dunn, Attorney (argued), Clifford Law Offices, Daniel T. Madigan, Attorney, Motherway, Glenn & Napleton, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Steven J. Riegel, Attorney (argued), Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Brandt R. Madsen, Attorney, Madsen, Farkas & Powen, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

In 2000, two small planes collided while approaching the Waukegan Regional Airport, which is near Lake Michigan north of Chicago, and crashed into a medical center. The planes' occupants — the pilot and passenger of one, the student pilot of the other — were killed, and the medical center was damaged. When the collision occurred, one plane was approaching the airport, intending to land, and the other plane, the one piloted by the...

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