Legal Opinion
Brinson v. Raytheon Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 2009No. 08-12308PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Julie W. Brinson appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of DefendantAppellee Raytheon Aircraft Company n/k/a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (“RAC”). The district court concluded that RAC was shielded from state law tort liability by application of the military contractor defense. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
I. FACTS
On April 3, 2004, Judson B. Brinson, a Captain in the United States Air Force (“USAF”) Reserves, died when the aircraft he was co-piloting, the T-6A Texan II (“T-6A”), crashed near Savannah,…
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