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King v. Cessna Aircraft Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 27, 2009No. 08-11033PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Per curiam

Sixty-nine European plaintiffs appeal the district court’s order dismissing their case against Cessna Aircraft Company on the basis of forum non conveniens. We find no abuse of discretion and therefore affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

This case arises out of a tragic plane crash that occurred at Linate Airport in Milan, Italy, on October 8, 2001. On that foggy morning, a private Cessna jet operated by Air Evex, a German charter company, made a wrong turn and taxied toward an active runway, causing it to collide with Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686, which was just taking flight. One hundred eighteen…

2Cases cited33 opinions

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