Legal Opinion
Maguire v. Hughes Aircraft Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 23, 1990No. 89-5970PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HUTCHINSON, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, we must decide whether the district court correctly granted summary judgment in favor of a military contractor and its subcontractor under the government contractor defense that the Supreme Court reformulated in Boyle v. United Technologies Corp., 487 U.S. 500, 108 S.Ct. 2510, 101 L.Ed.2d 442 (1988). Finding no error, we will affirm.
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On the night of August 14, 1984, appellant Edward J. Maguire, III (Maguire), was forced to crash land the helicopter he was piloting while on duty for the New Jersey Army National Guard. Doctors who…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Trevino v. General Dynamics Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Robert Allen Brown and Lola v. Brown v. Caterpillar Tractor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- International Union, United Mine Workers of America v. Racho Trucking Company. Appeal of George Racho Trucking CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Koutsoubos, Spiros, Administrator of the Estate of James Koutsoubos v. Boeing Vertol, Division of the Boeing Company and the Boeing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Miller v. United Technologies Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- In Re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Tonka Corp. v. Rose Art Industries, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
- Mary Carley v. Wheeled CoachCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Tate v. Boeing HelicoptersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
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