Rogers v. Bell Helicopter Textron CA3

Filed 3/11/13 Rogers v. Bell Helicopter Textron CA3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

ALIKA ROGERS, C069471

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Super. Ct. No. 06AS02842)

v.

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC.,

Defendant and Respondent.

Plaintiff Alika Rogers appeals following a jury verdict in favor of defendant Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell Helicopter), alleging instructional errors. We affirm because Rogers cannot demonstrate prejudice.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I Evidence At Trial Rogers was injured in 2005 when the 54-year-old Bell helicopter she was piloting crashed as a result of a failed bolt in the helicopter‟s tail rotor. A Rogers’s Theory Of The Case…