Legal Opinion
Van Schijndel v. Boeing Co.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided May 1, 2006No. CV 02 2530 GAF(RCX)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS GROUNDS
FEESS, District Judge.
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INTRODUCTION
This action involves the crash of Singapore Airlines (“SIA”) Flight SQ006 on October 31, 2000 at Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport in Taipei, Taiwan. Flight SQ006 collided with construction equipment when it attempted to take off from a runway that had been closed for repairs. Eighty three people died, approximately 71 were injured, and the aircraft was destroyed. Multiple Plaintiffs sued Defendants Boeing Company (“Boeing”) and Goodrich Corporation (“Goodrich”)…
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