District Court, D. Connecticut May 31, 2002, 3:01 CV 1259(SRU) (Fenton v. United Technologies Corp.)

RULING ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS

UNDERHILL, District Judge.

On July 8, 1997, Thomas Fenton and Loren Woodrow (“decedents”) died in a

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helicopter crash. On July 3, 2001, Raymond Fenton, Administrator of Thomas Fenton’s estate, and Sandra Woodrow, executor of Loren Woodrow’s estate, sued the manufacturer of the helicopter, United Technologies Corporation d/b/a/Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (“UTC”),