Legal Opinion

Rotorcraft Leasing, LLC v. H.E.R.O.S., Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 19, 2017No. 16-690Published

1Opinion of the Court

COOKS, Judge.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

hThe trial court granted summary judgment dismissing Rotorcraft Leasing, LLC (Rotorcraft) and Catlin Insurance Company, Inc.’s (Catlin) suit against H.E.R.O.S., Inc. (HEROS) and Delavan, Inc. (Delavan) for the loss of a 2008 Bell Helicopter, Model 206 L-4, owned by Rotorcraft. The helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in the Gulf of Mexico on September 14, 2010, after it lost power. The pilot escaped uninjured, but the helicopter sank to the bottom of the gulf. Catlin paid its insured’s claim for the loss valued at $2,000,000, less…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Reynolds v. Select Properties, Ltd.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  4. Patin v. Thoroughbred Power Boats Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  5. Saratoga Fishing Co. v. J. M. Martinac & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997

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