Hosaka v. United Airlines, Inc.

FISHER, Circuit Judge.

In these consolidated appeals, plaintiffs challenge the district court’s dismissal of their actions on the ground of forum non conveniens. Plaintiffs brought claims under the Warsaw Convention arising out of injuries sustained when their United Airlines flight from Tokyo to Hawaii encountered turbulence over the Pacific Ocean. Applying the federal common law doctrine of forum non conveniens, the district court dismissed plaintiffs’ actions in favor of a more convenient forum in Japan. Plaintiffs contend it was error for the district court to entertain United’s motions…