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DAHL v. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

Nos. 79-2596 to 79-2599.

632 F.2d 1027 (1980)

Maren DAHL, Personal Representative of the Estate of Stale Dahl, Deceased, Appellant in No. 79-2596, Anne Marie DRANGELD, Personal Representative of the Estate of Olan Drangeld, Deceased, Appellant in No. 79-2597, Bjord Turid FOSEN, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jan Fosen, Deceased, Appellant in No. 79-2598, Ingunn KOPPERGARD, Personal Representative of the Estate of Age Koppergard, Deceased, Appellant in No. 79-2599, v. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 7, 1980.

As Amended November 12, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin I. Barish, Jack L. Gruenstein, Philadelphia, Pa., John Biggs III, Wilmington, Del., Adler, Barish, Daniels, Levin & Creskoff, Philadelphia, Pa., Biggs & Battaglia, Wilmington, Del., for appellants.

Rodney M. Layton, Allen M. Terrell, Jr., William J. Wade, Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, Del., for appellee.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, and GIBBONS and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

Submitted under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) May 19, 1980.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

Four wrongful death actions arising from a helicopter crash in the icy waters of the North Atlantic filed by Norwegian citizens provide the legal setting for our consideration of whether the United States District Court for the District of Delaware erred in dismissing the actions on the ground of forum non conveniens. The district court determined...

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