United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. v. B.F. Goodrich Co.

Baird, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. (“USAU”), appeals from the judgment of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas. We affirm.

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{¶ 2} On January 9, 1997, Comair Airlines Flight 3272, en route from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Detroit, Michigan, crashed outside Monroe, Michigan, due to ice buildup on the wings of the aircraft. The twenty-six passengers and three members of the flight crew were killed in the crash.

{¶ 3} The airplane was an EMB-120 turboprop airplane, manufactured by Embraer Embresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica, S.A. (“Embraer”). The B.F. Goodrich Co.…