Buckalew v. Socata Industries, (judicial district of New London – filed Dec. 18, 2013) Family of four perishes in plane crash where de-icing system fails to properly engage in flight.  The pilot/spouse/father was the managing owner of a successful hedge fund en route to a business meeting with his family when the purported state-of-the art de-icing system failed to engage and properly stabilize the aircraft.  The plane crashed in New Jersey killing all on board.  The defendants are Columbia Aircraft sales operating out of Groton/New London airport and the French manufacturer of the luxury twin engine long range aircraft, Socata, and its various subsidiaries.