Legal Opinion
Carol Wojciechowicz v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 9, 2009No. 08-2454PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
Sadly, this court is once again addressing the legal aftermath of a small plane crash killing several people. It has been some years since we last had to decide such a case. See In re N-500L Cases, 691 F.2d 15 (1st Cir.1982); see also Fed. Express Corp. v. Rhode Island, 664 F.2d 830 (1st Cir.1981); Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. United States, 561 F.2d 381 (1st Cir.1977). We affirm the entry of judgment for the United States against plaintiffs’ claim of air traffic controller liability in a highly fact based tort case.
On the afternoon of January 5, 2002, a small Cessna Conquest…
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