Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John D. McClune, Esq. , Katzman, Lampert & McClune, Troy, MI, Clifford A. Rieders, Esq. , Rieders, Travis, Humphrey, Waters & Dohrmann, Williamsport, PA, Tejinder Singh, Esq. , [Argued], Goldstein & Russell, Bethesda, MD, for Appellant.
Christopher Carlsen, Esq. , Clyde & Co US, New York, NY, Daniel J. Feith, Esq. , Amy M. Saharia, Esq. , Kannon K. Shanmugam, Esq. , [Argued], Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, Sara A. Frey, Esq. , Catherine B. Slavin, Esq. , Gordon & Rees, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees Avco Corp. & Textron Lycoming Reciprocating Engine Division.
Jeffrey R. White, Esq. , Center for Constitutional Litigation, Washington, DC, for Amicus Appellant.
Jeffrey J. Ellis, Esq. , Quirk & Bakalor, Garden City, NY, for Amicus Appellee General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
Martin S. Kaufman, Esq. , Atlantic Legal Foundation, New York, NY, for Amicus Appellee Atlantic Legal Foundation and New England Legal Foundation.
Abby C. Wright, Esq. , United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.
Before: CHAGARES, KRAUSE, and VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judges.
OPINION
KRAUSE, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question whether Abdullah v. American Airlines, Inc., 181 F.3d 363 (3d Cir.1999), in which we held that federal law preempts the field of aviation safety, extends to state law products liability claims. We hold it does not. In light of principles...
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