Schiewe v. Cessna Aircraft Co

Summary

The Oklahoma Supreme Court affirmed the district court’s summary judgment for Cessna, holding that a claim for negligent failure to revise a service manual is barred by the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 (GARA). The Court reasoned that the service manual is created by the manufacturer in its capacity as a manufacturer, is covered by GARA’s limitation period, and that failure to update the manual does not restart the statute of repose.