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BRINSON v. RAYTHEON CO.

No. 08-12308.

571 F.3d 1348 (2009)

Julie W. BRINSON, Individually as Surviving Spouse of Judson Byron Brinson, Deceased, Julie W. Brinson, Executrix and Personal Representative of the Estate of Judson Byron Brinson, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RAYTHEON COMPANY, a Delaware corporation doing business in Georgia, et al., Defendants, Raytheon Aircraft Company, a Kansas corporation doing business in Georgia, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 24, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel S. Perwin, Joel S. Perwin, P.A., Miami, FL, Robert L. Parks, Coral Gables, FL, Jefferson C. Callier, Taylor, Harp & Callier, John Anderson Harp, Harp & Callier, LLP, Columbus, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael G. Jones, Wichita, KS, Hugh B. McNatt, Balch & Bingham, LLP, Vadalia, GA, T. Joshua Archer, Balch & Bingham, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants.

Before TJOFLAT, ANDERSON and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Julie W. Brinson appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee Raytheon Aircraft Company n/k/a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation ("RAC"). The district court concluded that RAC was shielded from state law tort liability by application of the military contractor defense. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

I. FACTS

On April 3, 2004, Judson B. Brinson, a Captain...

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