WESTERN HELICOPTER SERVICES v. ROGERSON AIRCRAFT

Civ. No. 87-1435-FR.

728 F.Supp. 1506 (1990)

WESTERN HELICOPTER SERVICES, 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; Omneco, Inc., a Nevada corporation; Embee Ep Plating, a California corporation; Arden Engineering, a California corporation; Burbank Steel Treating, Inc., a California corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

January 19, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

James L. Hiller, Spears, Lubersky, Campbell, Bledsoe, Anderson & Young, Portland, Or., for defendants Rogerson Aircraft Corp. and Rogerson-Hiller Corp.

Dean D. DeChaine, Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager & Carlsen, Portland, Or., for defendant Omneco, Inc.

John P. Ashworth, Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass & Hoffman, Portland, Or., for defendant Embee EP Plating.

Thomas M. Christ, Mitchell, Lang & Smith, Portland, Or., for defendant Arden Engineering.

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


FRYE, District Judge:

The matters before the court are the motions for summary judgment of defendants Omneco, Inc. (Omneco) (# 105); Embee EP Plating (Embee) (# 112); Burbank Steel Treating, Inc. (Burbank) (# 116); and Rogerson Aircraft Corporation and Rogerson-Hiller Corporation (the Rogerson parties) (# 119 and # 121).

BACKGROUND

This is a products liability case arising from a helicopter crash which occurred on January 16, 1986 and which resulted...

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