California Court of Appeal

In case involving helicopter crash in Idaho, stay of action in favor of litigation in Idaho on the ground of forum non conveniens is affirmed as the motion to stay the action was timely under Code of Civil Procedure section 410.30, even though it was brought a year after most defendants answered the complaint.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/11/2007
• Published 07/11/2007

Judges

• GEMELLO, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• O'Reilly & Danko, Terry O'Reilly, Gary L. Simms, San Mateo, and Stephen J. Purtill for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dykema Gossett and K. Lynn Finateri, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent Rolls Royce Corporation;  Nixon Peabody, Paul E. Stinson, San Francisco, and Raymond Mariani for Defendant and Respondent Dallas Airmotive, Inc.;   Coddington, Hicks & Danforth and Richard G. Grotch, Redwood City, for Defendant and Respondent Rocky Mountain Holdings.