Legal Opinion
Frosty v. Textron, Inc.
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided May 22, 1995No. Civ. No. 94-6296-TCPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
COFFIN, United States Magistrate Judge:
This is a product liability action arising from the crash of a helicopter operated by plaintiff’s decedent. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. Presently before this court is defendants’ motion for summary judgment.
Defendants contend that the action is time-barred under the Oregon statute of repose because the crash occurred more than eight years after the helicopter was first sold to the public. See ORS 30.905(1). Defendants also contend that because the action was filed more than two years after the crash, the claims also are barred…
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