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Duffy et al v. Kaman Aerospace Corporation
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2:21-cv-00071
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November 10, 2025
$22M Helicopter Crash Verdict Balloons With Interest On $12M
A Montana federal judge has tacked on pre- and postjudgment interest to most of a $22 million verdict against aircraft manufacturer Kaman Aerospace Corp. in a lawsuit over a defectively made helicopter that crashed five years ago, killing a veteran pilot who was fighting a wildfire.
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May 09, 2025
Kaman Aerospace Liable For $22M In Fatal Helicopter Crash
A Montana federal jury has hit aircraft manufacturer Kaman Aerospace Corp. with a $22 million verdict over claims that it defectively manufactured a helicopter that crashed and killed a veteran pilot who was fighting a wildfire.
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April 16, 2025
Helicopter Co. Can't Block Testimony In Crash Suit, Family Says
The family of a helicopter pilot who died fighting a wildfire has told a Montana federal judge that the manufacturer shouldn't be allowed to exclude their experts' testimony, since the company already had a chance to ask them about their theories.
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April 03, 2025
Helicopter Manufacturer Can't Nab Win In Mont. Crash Suit
A Montana federal judge on Thursday said that there's a genuine factual dispute about whether aircraft maker Kaman acted with malice or disregard of injury in a suit accusing it of defectively designing a helicopter that crashed and killed a pilot fighting a wildfire.
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March 11, 2022
Helicopter Co. Can't Escape Crash Suit In Montana
Aircraft manufacturer Kaman can't escape a lawsuit accusing it of defectively designing a helicopter that crashed and killed a pilot fighting a wildfire, a Montana federal judge has ruled, finding its business with one company in the state is enough to establish jurisdiction.
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September 17, 2021
Family of Pilot Killed Fighting Wildfire Sues Helicopter Maker
A veteran helicopter pilot fatally crashed while battling a 2020 wildfire in Oregon's woodlands because of defects and faulty design that manufacturer Kaman Aerospace Corp. was aware of, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Montana district court.