In an unusual rejection of government contractor immunity, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has upheld a $22.9 million jury verdict against United Technologies Corp. in a products liability action arising out of a 1993 crash of a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.
The plaintiffs contended that United Technologies could not claim immunity because it had failed to warn the Army that the Black Hawk helicopter, made by UTC’s Sikorsky division, could become uncontrollable during foreseeable flight conditions.
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