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Dear Readers,
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Meditation XVII - (with apologies to) John Donne


2008/09/25

Helicopter Crash Survivor Awarded 4.5 Million


Central District of California, the Hon. Florence-Marie Cooper ruled that in Melanie Bailey, et. al. v. United States of America Department of Transportation (Federal Aviation Administration) - Case #CV 06-1191 FMC(VBKx)



27-year-old Gavin Heyworth, a former Marine sued the FAA after the November 6th, 2003 collision in which Heyworth was flying solo when he collided with another helicopter. The U.S. District Court ruled that negligent air traffic controllers gave confusing instructions to Heyworth who was a student pilot at the time.
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