Legal Opinion
Stecyk v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 3, 2002No. 99-2030, 99-2051, 94-CV-1818, 94-CV-4342, 94-CV-4343PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROTH, Circuit Judge.
These wrongful death actions arose out of the July 20, 1992 crash of a V-22 Osprey aircraft near Quantico, Virginia. Plaintiffs are representatives of the estates of two of the seven members of the crew. Defendants designed, manufactured, and tested the Osprey and the components at issue in this case. A jury trial resulted in judgment for defendants. On appeal, plaintiffs challenge several of the District Court’s evidentiary rulings.
' For the reasons stated below, we will affirm the District Court’s final judgment.
I. FACTS
The twin-engine Osprey combines the vertical…
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