Stark v. Mobile Aerial Towers, Inc.

DAWKINS, Senior District Judge.

RULING ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON

These motions will be considered together since they are made by the same defendant concerning identical issues of fact and law.

These products liability actions are brought by Louisiana plaintiffs for personal injuries and wrongful death allegedly caused by defects in a “Hi-Ranger” lift device, a machine which elevates men and equipment above ground for work in high places. The accident occurred in Louisiana when a fiberglass bucket holding two workmen broke loose from the lift, causing them to…