Melgares v. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.

RULING RE: DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS (DOC. NOS. 14, 21, & 43) 1

JANET C. HALL, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a consolidated product liability action arising out of a July 2006 helicopter crash near Tenerife, Spain that killed six persons. The plaintiffs are the survivors and estate representatives of two of the decedent aircrew members, the survivors and estate representatives of two of the decedent passengers, and the helicopter’s insurer (collectively, “the plaintiffs”). 2 The defendants are the helicopter’s manufacturer, the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (“Sikorsky”), and its…