Britton v. Dallas Airmotive, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
[CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GEMELLO, J.
This lawsuit involves a helicopter crash in Idaho. Plaintiffs appeal from a trial court order staying the action in favor of litigation in Idaho on the ground of forum non conveniens. In the published portion of this opinion, we conclude that the motion to stay the action was timely under Code of Civil Procedure section 410.30, 1 even though it was brought a year after most defendants answered the complaint. We affirm the trial court order staying the action.
Factual and Procedural Background
Plaintiff John Britton was piloting a helicopter in August 2003 during a firefighting…
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