Legal Opinion
Reers v. Deutsche Bahn AG
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 3, 2004No. 03 Civ. 5360(MGC)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CEDARBAUM, District Judge.
Defendants Deutsche Bahn AG (“Deutsche Bahn”), Deutsche Bahn Auto-Zug AG (“AutoZug”), Deutsche Bahn Reise- & Touristik AG (“R & T”), Janz Volker, Accor S.A. (“Accor”), and Compag-nie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (“CIWLT”), move to dismiss the complaint on various grounds, including sovereign immunity, lack of personal jurisdiction, and forum non conveniens. For the following reasons, the motions are granted.
BACKGROUND
This case arises from the death of five members of the Amore family in a train accident in France. According to the allegations of the…
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