No. 18-1335

Continental Motors, Inc. v. Elizabeth Snider, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-24
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: aviation-accident aviation-safety component-part component-part-defect component-part-liability general-aviation general-aviation-revitalization-act manufacturer-immunity manufacturer-liability manufacturing-defect preemption product-liability statute-of-repose
Key Terms:
Arbitration
Latest Conference: 2019-06-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the preemptive statute of repose created by the General Aviation Revitalization Act insulates the designer and manufacturer of a 37-year-old general aviation engine from liability for an accident whose sole cause was a forging defect in a new component part forged by another manufacturer

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the preemptive statute of repose created by the General Aviation Revitalization Act, 49 U.S.C. § 40101, insulates the designer and manufacturer of a 37-year-old general aviation engine from liability for an accident whose sole cause was a forging defect in a new component part forged by another manufacturer.

Docket Entries

2019-06-24
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
2019-05-03
Waiver of right of respondents Elizabeth C. Snider, et al. to respond filed.
2019-04-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 24, 2019)

Attorneys

Continental Motors, Inc.
Douglas E. WinterBryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Petitioner
Douglas E. WinterBryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Petitioner
Elizabeth C. Snider, et al.
John R. Merinar Jr.Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC, Respondent
John R. Merinar Jr.Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC, Respondent