Legal Opinion
Isla Nena Air Services, Inc. v. Cessna Aircraft Co.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 9, 2005No. CIV.04-1883(RLA)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ACOSTA, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This case arises from an incident on August 30, 2003, when a single engine aircraft suffered engine failure and made an emergency landing in the water close to a beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico. The owner of the aircraft, plaintiff ISLA NENA AIR SERVICES, INC. (ISLA NENA) and its successor in interest, plaintiff SAN JUAN JET CHARTER, INC., sued the manufacturers of the aircraft and engine, defendants CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY (CESSNA) and PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (PRATT), respectively.
Invoking this Court’s diversity jurisdiction, plaintiffs…
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