Legal Opinion
Da Rocha v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided September 8, 2006No. 05-22767-CIV, 05-22768-CIV, 05-22769-CIV, 05-22770-CIV, 05-22771-CIV, 05-22773-CIVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS
UNGARO-BENAGES, District Judge.
This case is before the court on Defendant Rolls Royce Corporation’s Motion to Dismiss On Ground of Forum Non Conve-niens. (D.E.27). Defendant Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (“Bell Helicopter”) has joined in the motion and the motion is fully briefed. After full consideration of the record, for the reasons explained below, the Motion is GRANTED.
BACKGROUND
These consolidated product liability cases arise out of the crash on November 13, 2003 of a helicopter registered in Brazil under prefix PT-YEE and operated by Helisul Taxi Aereo…
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