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Court Rules Cirrus Not Liable for Fatal SR22 Crash

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Key Takeaways:

  • The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Cirrus not liable for a 2003 SR22 crash that killed two men, upholding an earlier appellate court's decision.
  • The families of the victims had sued Cirrus for negligence, arguing the manufacturer failed to provide appropriate pilot training that could have prevented the accident.
  • The court clarified that a manufacturer's duty is to provide accurate and thorough instructions on safe product use, not to provide proficiency training, thereby overturning an earlier lower court's finding of liability.
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The Minnesota Supreme Court voted 4-2 on Wednesday to uphold an** earlier appellate court’s ruling** that found Cirrus not liable for a 2003 crash that killed two men flying in a Cirrus SR22 to see their sons play in a hockey tournament.

The ruling is the final decision in a lengthy legal battle that began when the families of the two men sued the Duluth, Minnesota-based manufacturer for negligence, maintaining Cirrus did not provide appropriate pilot training that could have prevented the crash.

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