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Judge dismissed lawsuit over man's death at Salt Lake City airport

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A Utah judge dismissed a lawsuit against Salt Lake City over the death of a passenger who ran onto the airport tarmac and climbed into a plane’s running engine. Judge Heather Brereton granted the city’s motion to dismiss the complaint with prejudice, ending claims brought by Judd and Lisa Efinger, Kyler Efinger’s parents and representatives of his estate.

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