Legal Opinion
In Re Bell Helicopter Services Inc. and Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 24, 2026No. 24-0883Published
1Opinion of the Court
Supreme Court of Texas ══════════ No. 24-0883 ══════════ In re Bell Helicopter Services Inc. and Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Relators ═══════════════════════════════════════ On Petition for Writ of Mandamus ═══════════════════════════════════════ Argued December 3, 2025 CHIEF JUSTICE BLACKLOCK delivered the opinion of the Court. The federal General Aviation Revitalization Act (GARA) provides that “no civil action for damages for death or injury . . . arising out of an accident involving a general aviation aircraft may be brought against the manufacturer” more than 18 years after the…
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