Durkin v. Intevac, Inc.

Opinion

ZARELLA, J.

This is a products liability action arising out of a military helicopter collision that occurred in Australia on June 12, 1996. The primary issue in this interlocutory appeal1 is whether the trial court abused *457its discretion in denying the defendants’ motions to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens. We conclude that the doctrine of forum non conveniens requires that the action be dismissed. Accordingly, we reverse the decision of the trial court to the contrary.

On June 12, 1996, in Northern Queensland, Australia, two Australian military Black Hawk helicopters…