SIMEONE EX REL. ESTATE SIMEONE v. Bombardier-Rotax

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SCHILLER, District Judge.

This case arises from a plane crash that resulted in the death of two individuals. Presently before this Court is the question of whether Rotax, the Austrian-based manufacturer of the aircraft’s engine, should be required to defend itself in Pennsylvania. Three distinct theories of personal jurisdiction are at issue: (1) specific jurisdiction; (2) general jurisdiction; and (3) alter ego jurisdiction, i.e., jurisdiction over one company because it is functionally equivalent to another. While Rotax’s activities in Pennsylvania do not subject it to…