Legal Opinion
Estate of Becker v. Avco Corp.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 26, 2017No. 92972-6PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOwens, J.
¶ 1 Virgil Victor Becker, a retired doctor, was killed in a plane crash. His estate (Estate) claimed that a faulty carburetor caused the crash. Forward Technology Industries Inc. (FTI) built a component for that carburetor. The Estate brought numerous claims against FTI, including a state product liability claim implicating a faulty carburetor component. FTI moved for summary judgment, arguing that the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (Federal Aviation Act), Pub. L. No. 103-305, 108 Stat. 1569, preempted state law.
¶2 In certain circumstances, federal law and state law…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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