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CORRIGAN v. BJORK SHILEY CORP.

Docket No. B015387.

182 Cal.App.3d 166 (1986)

227 Cal. Rptr. 247

JAMES FOGARTY CORRIGAN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. BJORK SHILEY CORPORATION, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Four.

June 9, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Magana, Cathcart, McCarthy & Pierry, Brian R. Magana and Deborah Mitzenmacher for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Kindel & Anserson, Palmieri, Tyler, Wiener & Wilhelm, Frank C. Rothrock and Paul R. Johnson for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

ARGUELLES, J.

Australian James Corrigan and his two sons (appellants) appeal the trial court's order of a stay of their action for wrongful death brought against California-based Bjork Shiley Corporation (respondent), a manufacturer of a heart valve prosthesis, based upon the doctrine of forum non conveniens. We reverse the stay order.

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