"nrp" wrote in message
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It is interesting that it appears to be only the turbo models that are
involved. I wonder what the condition of the harmonic damper
assemblies and their associated pins and bushings etc was for each
failure.

I'll bet it is appealed..... I sure hope so at least.


Betcha $100 to a nickel that the verdict will be appealed, and that the
punitive damages part of the judgment is drastically reduced. The
appellate courts of Texas are not plaintiff-friendly unless Texas is the
plaintiff pushing to hurry death by lethal injection.

On the issues of the crank failures this litigation is not over. Biggest
damages will go to the estates of people killed, that is, if juries find
that Lycoming and/or other parties are at fault.

I make no judgments here, don't know the details, and take no sides; but the
Founders argued that in a true democratic republic the petit jury is the
Palladium of Liberty. See the _Federalist Papers_ for details. If you
don't like jury decisions see your representative about a constitutional
amendment.