Rejecting an aircraft manufacturer's attempt to avoid liability for an airline's $8 million settlement with a passenger injured on an aircraft's stairs, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held on Feb. 9 that the Federal Aviation Act (FAA) does not pre-empt the passenger's personal injury claim, and thus the airline's indemnification claim against the manufacturer, because aircraft stairs are not "pervasively regulated" by the federal government.
February 16, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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