WESTERN HELICOPTERS v. ROGERSON AIRCRAFT CORP.

Civ. No. 87-1435-FR.

715 F.Supp. 1486 (1989)

WESTERN HELICOPTERS, INC., an Oregon corporation; and Edwina Marie Cruse, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Russell Leroy Cruse, Deceased, Plaintiffs, v. ROGERSON AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, a California corporation; Rogerson-Hiller Corporation, a Washington corporation; Hiller Aviation, Inc., a California corporation; Omneco, a Nevada corporation; Cal-Doran Metallurgical Services, Inc., a California corporation; National Heat Treating Company, Inc., a California corporation; Metal Improvement Company, a California corporation; Dixon Hard Chrome, a California corporation; All Metals Processing of Orange County, Inc., a California corporation; Embee EP Plating, a California corporation; Arden Engineering, a California corporation; Reisner Metals, Inc., a California corporation; Sonic Testing and Engineering, Inc., a California corporation; Hall Heat Treating, a California corporation; Dave Magorien Co., Inc., a California corporation; Peen-Rite, Inc., a California corporation; Tube Service Co., a California corporation; and Burbank Steel Treating, Inc., a California corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

June 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd B. Ericsson, Lisa Brett Egan, Timothy E. Miller, Martin, Bischoff, Templeton, Ericsson & Langslet, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs.

Todd A. Bradley, Hanna, Spencer, Kerns & Strader, Portland, Or., for defendant Dixon Hard Chrome.

Richard M. Layne, Barbara J. Gazeley, Garvey, Schubert & Barer, Portland, Or., for defendant Burbank Steel Treating, Inc.


FRYE, District Judge:

The following motions are before the court:

(1) defendant Burbank Steel Treating, Inc.'s (Burbank's) motion to dismiss (# 82);

(2) defendant Dixon Hard Chrome's (Dixon's) motion to dismiss (# 84).

BACKGROUND

This is a products liability case stemming from a helicopter crash which occurred on January 16, 1986, and which resulted in the death of the pilot, Russell Leroy Cruse. The plaintiffs are Western Helicopters...

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