Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Bombardier-Rotax Motorenfabrik, GmbH
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 8, 1996No. 93 C 702PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff Andrew Thomas (Thomas) brought this diversity suit against defendants Bombadier-Rotax Motorenfabrik, GmbH (Rotax) and Decker Aero Power, Inc. (Decker Aero), alleging that defendants were negligent, had breached an implied warranty of safety, and are strictly liable for injuries he sustained when his experimental ultralight aircraft crashed during a test flight. 1 Before this court is Rotax’s second motion to bar certain evidence relating to the aircraft 2 for failure to preserve material evidence. For the following reasons,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Burlington Northern Railroad v. WoodsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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