Legal Opinion
Rolls-Royce, Inc. v. Garcia
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 18, 2012No. Nos. 3D11-537, 3D11-548, 3D11-502PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEmas, J.
In this consolidated action, Rolls Royce, Inc., Simmonds Engine Precision Products, Inc., Goodrich Pump & Engine Control Systems, Inc., and Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. appeal the trial court’s non-final order denying their motion to dismiss based upon forum non conveniens. For the reasons which follow, we reverse.
These claims arose when a helicopter, owned by the Mexican government and piloted by Oscar Garardo Posadas Garcia *858(“Garcia”) crashed on April 11, 2006, in Morelia, Mexico, injuring Garcia and his two passengers, Jesus Alberto Juarez Car-bajal and Jorge Antonio Carbajal Mora.1 All…
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