Legal Opinion
DEAN EX REL. ESTATE OF DEAN v. Raytheon Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 16, 2005No. 1:05-cr-10155PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This case arises out of a fatal air crash off the Cape Cod shore. Plaintiff Yisel Dean (“plaintiff’) brings this action as administratrix on behalf of the estate of Steven Dean (“Dean”), her husband, for gross negligence against Dean’s employer, Colgan Air, Inc. (“Colgan”). 1 Alleging that Colgan required Dean to fly a defective, unreasonably dangerous, and unairworthy aircraft, plaintiff seeks to recover punitive damages for Colgan’s gross negligence pursuant to Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 408.001(b).
Arguing that Texas law does not apply,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Bushkin Associates, Inc. v. Raytheon Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Barbour v. Dynamics Research Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Estate of Moulton v. PuopoloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Great Northern Insurance v. Architectural Environments, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2007