Legal Opinion
Joe J. Hudgens, Phyllis Hudgens v. Bell Helicopters/Textron, Dyncorp
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 25, 2003No. 02-12357, 02-13284PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKETT, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Joe and Phyllis Hudgens and Francis and Becky Crawford appeal from grants of summary judgment in favor of defendant DynCorp in these diversity actions arising out of a helicopter crash in Shelby County, Alabama.
Francis Crawford and Joe Hudgens were piloting a United States Army helicopter on a Medivac mission on May 1, 1999 when the helicopter’s tail fin separated from the aircraft, resulting in a crash in which both men were severely injured. Each of the pilots and their respective wives filed separate suits on August 6, 1999 in the Northern District of…
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