Catherine Slavin handles products liability, complex commercial litigation, and toxic tort matters. Much of her practice focuses on aviation litigation defense, representing aircraft and aircraft component manufacturers, aircraft operators, FBOs, and aviation insurers.
- Sikkelee v. Precision Airmotive Corp., 268 F. Supp. 3d 660 (M.D. Pa. 2017), aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 907 F.3d 701 (3d Cir. 2018), cert. denied, 140 U.S. 860 (2020)
- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. v. Arteaga, 113 A.3d 1045 (Del. 2015) (en banc)
- Sikkelee v. Precision Airmotive Corp., 45 F. Supp. 3d 431 (M.D. Pa. 2014), rev’d, 822 F.3d 680 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 80 U.S. 1014 (2016)
- Pease v. Lycoming Engines, No. 10-843, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145344 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 19, 2011)
- Powers v. Lycoming Engines, 272 F.R.D. 414 (E.D. Pa. 2011)
- Powers v. Lycoming Engines, 328 Fed. App’x 121 (3d Cir. 2009)
- Author, Catherine Slavin, Brent T. Buyse, Erica K. Briggs, Recent Developments in Aviation Law, 58th Annual SMU Air Law Symposium, March 2024
- Author, Catherine Slavin, Fireside Chat with Aviation Manufacturing General Counsel: Current Events in a (Post) Pandemic World, DRI Product Liability Conference, August 2021
- Author, John D. Goetz, Denny Shupe, Catherine Slavin, and Stephanie D. Taylor, Hot Topics in Aviation Law in Pennsylvania and the United States, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Transportation Law Update, April 2016
- Speaker, Recent Developments in Aviation Law, 58th Annual SMU Air Law Symposium, March 21, 2024
- Speaker, Federal Preemption: Conflict in the Field?, ABA 25th Annual National Institute on Aviation Litigation, June 13, 2019
- Speaker, Cyber Risk, Emerging Technologies, and Traditional Aviation: Implications for the Future of the Aviation Industry and Aviation Litigation, ABA 24th Annual National Institute on Aviation Litigation, June 14, 2018
- Speaker, Federal Preemption in Aviation and Transportation, IATSBA Air & Transport Law Conference, May 17, 2018
- Speaker, Moderator, The Jury Deselection Process in the Catastrophic Case, ABA Tort, Trial & Insurance (TIPS) Aviation and Space Law Committee, October 19, 2017
- Speaker, Conflict in the Field: Federal Preemption After Sikkelee, DRI Product Liability Conference, February 2017
- Speaker, Conflict in the Field: Federal Preemption After Sikkelee, DRI Product Liability Conference, February 8, 2017
- Speaker, Federal Preemption for FAA Certified Products Post Sikkelee, ABA Aviation and Space Law Committee, November 3, 2016
- Speaker, Preemption in Aviation Cases, Presented via a Mock Motions Hearing and Oral Arguments, AViCON 2016, September 29, 2016
- Speaker, Anatomy of an Airport Claim, American Conference Institute, 8th National Forum on Aviation, June 27, 2016
- Speaker, Defending Military Contractors Against War Zone Tort Actions, ABA Aviation Litigation National Institute, June 1, 2016
- Speaker, Aviation Law Update (Personal Jurisdiction), Transportation Law Update, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, April 25, 2016
- Speaker, Aviation Law Update (Federal Preemption), Transportation Law Update, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, April 6, 2016
- Speaker, Best Practices for Drafting an Effective Joint Defense Agreement for Multiple Defendants in Aviation Litigation Cases, American Conference Institute, 7th National Forum on Aviation, June 1, 2015
- Speaker, Federal Preemption in Aviation Product Liability Cases—Seeking an Effective Strategy to the Diverging Approaches Among the Federal Circuits and States, DRI Product Liability Conference, February 5, 2015
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fifth, and Tenth Circuits
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships
- Chair, Aviation & Aerospace SLG, DRI Product Liability Committee (2019-2021)
Education
- J.D., Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law
- Law Review, Research Editor
- B.A., The George Washington University
Honors
- Who’s Who Legal Thought Leader: USA, Transport – Aviation Contentious, 2023
- Who’s Who Legal Thought Leader: USA, Transport – Aviation Contentious, 2025