Kerstetter v. Pacific Scientific Co.

ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant brought suit on behalf of her son, a deceased naval pilot, contending that the pilot restraint system in the T-34C aircraft he was flying at the time of his death was defectively designed. The defendants moved for summary judgment based on, inter alia, the government contractor defense. Because we find that the .government contractor defense applies and that no genuine issues of material fact exist which would preclude summary judgment, we AFFIRM.

PROCEEDINGS BELOW AND FACTUAL HISTORY

This case arises from the 1995 death of Navy instructor…