Helicopter Crash Case Highlights Gov't Contractor Defense

Law360, New York (March 11, 2016, 11:04 AM EST) -- In Linfoot v. McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee granted McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co.'s ("MDHC") motion for summary judgment dismissing failure-to-warn claims arising out of the crash of an AH-6M model helicopter being piloted by Gary Linfoot during a mission south of Baghdad, Iraq. The court's decision provides an interesting analysis of failure-to-warn claims, and also reaffirms the continuing vitality of the government contractor defense....

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