Legal Opinion

Knell v. Avco Corporation

District Court, D. Rhode Island

Decided September 25, 2025No. 1:25-cv-00105Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND ) STACY KNELL, ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) AVCO CORPORATION, a wholly ) C.A. No. 25-cv-105-JJM-PAS owned subsidiary of Textron, Inc., ) LYCOMING ENGINES, and operating ) division of AVCO Corporation, and ) JOHN DOES 1-5, ) Defendants. ) ) ORDER Plaintiff Stacy Knell has brought a products liability suit against Avco Corporation and Lycoming Engines (“Defendants”) after being injured in a plane accident. Defendants designed and manufactured the engine that powered the plane. Defendants move to dismiss, arguing that the Court does not…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hertz Corp. v. FriendSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. Pennsylvania Fire Insurance v. Gold Issue Mining & Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
  3. Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. v. ADM Associates, LLCCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
  4. James Harold Bellotte, by His Father and Next Friend, James G. Bellotte, and James G. Bellotte v. Zayre Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
  5. Associates Capital Services Corp. v. RiccardiDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1978

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