HODGES v. UNITED STATES

No. 22-12316.

78 F.4th 1365 (2023)

Perry W. HODGES, Aurora Cecilia Scarpati Ripalda, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Carlo Alfredo Zanetti Scarpati, deceased, Marlenis Sanchez, Pedro Sanchez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Monica D. Domingues, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 18, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hyram M. Montero , Montero Law Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jeff Mueller , David C. Rash , Rash Mueller, PA, Weston, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Guice Slawson, III , Thomas M. Brown , Bradley J. Preamble , US Department of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Division, Washington, DC, Debra D. Fowler , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Rosenbaum, Branch, and Brasher, Circuit Judges.


On July 17, 2018, two airplanes—a Seneca and a Cessna—collided mid-air, tragically killing the pilots and passengers in both planes. The Seneca was piloted by Nisha Sejwal, with Ralph Knight accompanying her. The Cessna was piloted by Jorge Sanchez, with Carlo Scarpati, a student pilot, also on board. Both planes...

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