Herzberg v. Moseley Aviation, Inc.

Plaintiff brought this action for strict products liability and negligence to recover damages for injuries that he sustained in a helicopter accident on July 19, 1994. In his original complaint, he named only Moseley Aviation, Inc., as the defendant. However, in an amended complaint filed on July 19, 1996, he added Pyramid Oil Co. (Pyramid) as a defendant. Pyramid is a foreign partnership, which is not and has never been registered to do business in Oregon. Further, none of the partners of Pyramid was in the state at the time of the accident or thereafter. Plaintiff effected service by mail…