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SULLIVAN v. HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP.

No. 4892.

397 S.C. 143 (2011)

723 S.E.2d 835

Matthew C. SULLIVAN, Appellant, v. HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP. (fka Raytheon Aircraft Co.), Raytheon Aircraft Co., Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc., J.P. Instruments, Inc., Pacific Scientific Company, Aircraft Belts, Inc., Dukes, Inc., FloScan Instrument Co., Inc., UMA, Inc. dba UMA Instruments, Inc., Orlando Avionics Corp. dba Orlando Aircraft Service, Mena Aircraft Interiors, Inc., Hickok, Inc., The Estate of John William C. Coulman, Deceased, The Estate of Eric Johnson, Deceased, Rodrick K. Reck, Phillip Yoder, and John Does 1-14 (whose true names are unknown), Individuals and/or corporations involved in the design, manufacture, inspection, installation, maintenance, servicing, and/or repair of Beechcraft V35 Bonanza Aircraft Registration No. N9JQ, its engine, fuel system, restraint systems, or component parts, Defendants, Of whom, Pacific Scientific Company, Aircraft Belts, Inc., and Mena Aircraft Interiors, Inc. are Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided September 21, 2011.

Withdrawn, Substituted, and Refiled February 8, 2012.

Rehearing Denied March 29, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blake Alexander Hewitt and John Nichols , both of Columbia; Jamie R. Lebovits , Ellen M. McCarthy , and Brenda M. Johnson, all of Cleveland, Ohio; Robert V. Phillips , of Rock Hill, for Appellant.

Jim Hunt of Los Angeles, California; Michael Wilkes , Melissa Nichols , and Derek M. Newberry , all of Spartanburg; Russell T. Burke , of Columbia; Susan Hofer and Payton Hoover , both of Charlotte, North Carolina, for Respondents.

KONDUROS, J.

Matthew Sullivan appeals the dismissal of Aircraft Belt, Inc. (ABI), Mena Aircraft Interiors, and Pacific Scientific (collectively Respondents) from his civil case for damages arising from an airplane crash. Sullivan argues the trial court erred in dismissing Respondents for lack of personal jurisdiction. Sullivan also contends the trial court erred in failing to allow him to conduct jurisdictional discovery and amend his complaint for a second time prior...

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