Opinion ID: 3011057
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Heading: The Savings and Insurance Clauses

Text: The FAA's savings clause provides that: A remedy under this part is in addition to any other remedies provided by 20 law. 49 U.S.C. S 40120(c). The insurance clause requires that airlines maintain liability insurance for bodily injury to, or death of, an individual ... resulting from the operation or maintenance of the aircraft. 49 U.S.C. S 41112(a). These two sections have been interpreted to mean that state safety standards are not preempted because Congress provided for compensation of injured persons. See, e.g., Hodges, 44 F.3d at 338 & n.7; see also Cleveland, 985 F.2d at 1442 (collecting cases in which courts relied on the savings clause to find no preemption of state common law). These two sections do demonstrate that Congress intended to allow for compensation of persons who were injured in aviation mishaps. As we point out in our answer to the second part of the certified question, however, we do not find that state and territorial law remedies are preempted, only the standards of care for the safe operation of aircraft. For that reason, the inclusion of the savings and insurance clauses in the FAA is not inconsistent with our decision. Their inclusion as a part of the FAA is in fact compatible with our determination that state and territorial damage remedies are preserved.