Legal Opinion
Espinoza v. Evergreen Helicopters, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided October 8, 2014No. 090912350; 090912777; 090913294; 091015153; 091015154; 091217035; 100202814; 100303637; A147028PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARMSTRONG, R J.
This case arises out of a helicopter crash in Peru that resulted in the death of everyone on board, including eight Peruvian passengers. Plaintiffs, the personal representatives of the estates of the passengers, brought wrongful death actions in Oregon against Evergreen Helicopters, Inc. (Evergreen), an Oregon corporation that was the lessor of the helicopter and employer of the pilot. The trial court granted Evergreen’s motions to dismiss plaintiffs’ actions based on its conclusion that Peru was the more convenient forum in which to litigate plaintiffs’ claims. In this appeal,…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Espinoza v. Evergreen Helicopters, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 2016
- Ferry v. Bd. of Parole & Post-Prison SupervisionCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2018