Legal Opinion
Bell Helicopter, and Sea Airmotive, Inc. Gay Airways, Inc. A.E. Gay, Inc. A.E. Gay v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 9, 1987No. 86-3990, 86-4056PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The appellants in this action challenge the district court’s order dismissing all of their claims for contribution and indemnity. The district court held that, by analogy, the United States, when treated as an employer, enjoys the same immunity afforded to private employers under the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Act, AS 23.30.055 (“AWCA”). Therefore, since a private employer who pays workers’ compensation is immune from third-party actions against them for contribution or indemnity, the United States is also immune.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Vertecs Corp. v. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1983
- Industrial Risk Insurers v. Creole Production Services, Inc.District Court, D. Alaska · 1983
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.District Court, D. Alaska · 1972
3Cited by6 opinions
- Palmroy P.K. Bush v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Defendant-Third-Party v. United States of America, Third-Party-Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1990
- Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Rannals v. Diamond Jo CasinoDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2003
- Beach v. United States of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 2022
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