Cooper Industries, Inc. v. British Aerospace, Inc.

ORDER

EDELSTEIN, District Judge:

Plaintiff seeks to recover based upon strict liability and negligence in design for fire damage to an aircraft that plaintiff’s predecessor purchased from defendant, British Aerospace, Inc. Plaintiff sought the production of certain documents that defendant asserted were not in its possession. Plaintiff believes, and defendant has not denied, that the documents are in the possession of defendant’s British affiliate, British Aerospace Public Limited Co. (“British affiliate”).

Defendant has now moved for a protective order based upon the Hague Convention on Taking…