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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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2010 Kiowa Helicopter Crash Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A lawsuit blamed Bell Helicopter Textron, Rolls-Royce North America, Honeywell International, and other companies for a February 2010 crash of a Kiowa OH-58D Warrior helicopter in Iraq that killed Tennessee National Guard members Marcus Ray Alford and Billie Jean Grinder. The lawsuit alleged that the crash was caused by the failure of a system known as the Full Authority Digital Electronic Control, or FADEC, and by the allegedly defective manufacture, construction, design, preparation, assembly, testing, service, warning, instruction, and marketing of the helicopter. In December 2013, it was reported that the family of Alford reached a settlement with the defendants.
- Misconduct Type
- Consumer Affairs
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Complaint
- 2/18/2011
Further Information |
Released |
Complaint |
2/18/2011 |