Judgement against Hiller Aircraft

[FlyerSteve]

Hiller Aircraft just had a multi-million dollar judgement filed against them in Fresno Superior Court, case 18CECG04044.  https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article251196179.html    I was wondering if anyone knew if this meant the death of the company for sure?  It kinda seems that way.  

[FlyerSteve]

You can go to the Fresno County Superior Court case look-up page and put in the case number and it shows the judgement towards the very long list of documents.  There is also a local newspaper web site article at:

https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article251196179.html

[PRJ]

The genuine answer is complex because of unknowns. Hiller was hit with 70% responsibility, the city 25%, and the driver 5%. Hiller will probably appeal in an attempt to lay more blame on the city and even more on the co-driver. Add insurance into that and the answer is...”who knows?” 

Still, I hope they make it. I would love to see one of their new ships running an aviation diesel. 

[TomPPL]

Will they not have insurance that covers this type of liability?

[adam32]

The Hiller in 2018 is not the same Hiller as of today...I wonder if past lawsuits were carried over to the new owners/investors of Hiller? If not, then good luck getting any money from the past owners...