LYON v. AGUSTA S.P.A.

Nos. 99-55986, 99-56011, 99-55987, 99-56010.

252 F.3d 1078 (2001)

Kathy LYON, an individual and as Guardian Ad Litem for Aaron J. Lyon; & Tara Jean Lyon; Aaron J. Lyon, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem Kathy Lyon; Tara Jean Lyon, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem Kathy Lyon; David Lyon, by and through its Personal Representative Kathy Lyon, Plaintiff-counter-defendant-cross-defendants-Appellants, v. AGUSTA S.P.A.; Siai Marchetti Corporation; Sesto Calende Works of Agusta; Agusta Aerospace Corporation, Defendant-counter-claim-3rd-party-plaintiffs-Appellees, and United States of America, Intervenor. Kathy Lyon, an individual and as Guardian Ad Litem for Aaron Jean Lyon; & Tara Jean Lyon Aaron J. Lyon, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem Kathy Lyon; Tara Jean Lyon, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem Kathy Lyon; David Lyon, by and through its Personal Representative Kathy Lyon, Plaintiff-counter-defendant-cross-defendants-Appellants-cross-Appellees, v. Agusta S.P.A.; Siai Marchetti Corporation; Agusta Aerospace Corporation; Sesto Calende Works of Agusta, Defendant-counter-claim-3rd-party-plaintiffs-Appellees-cross-Appellants, and United States of America, Intervenor. Belinda Pollack, individually; Hanna Marie Pollack, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Belinda Pollack; Renee Steven Pollack, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Belinda Pollack; Estate of Steven S. Pollack, by and through its Personal Representative, Belinda Pollack, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Agusta, S.P.A.; Siai Marchetti Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and United States of America, Intervenor. Belinda Pollack, individually; Hanna Marie Pollack, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Belinda Pollack; Renee Steven Pollack, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Belinda Pollack; Estate of Steven S. Pollack, by and through its Personal Representative, Belinda Pollack, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. Agusta, S.P.A.; Siai Marchetti Corporation, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 7, 2001.

Amended July 9, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart B. Esner, Esner & Chang, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiffs-appellants and cross-appellees Kathy Lyon, Aaron J. Lyon, et al. Ian Herzog, Law Offices of Ian Herzog, Santa Monica, California, for plaintiffs-appellants and cross-appellees Belinda Pollack, Hanna Marie Pollack, et al.

Rudolph V. Pino, Jr., Pino & Associates, White Plains, New York, (argued); Keith G. Wileman, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Los Angeles, California, for the defendants-appellees, and cross-appellants.

Michael S. Raab, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for the United States as intervenor.

Before: HARRY PREGERSON, FERDINAND F. FERNANDEZ, and SUSAN P. GRABER, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted April 17, 2001 — Pasadena, California

FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:

David Lyon, Steven Pollack and Roy Belzer were killed in the crash of an airplane. Kathy Lyon, et al., and Belinda Pollack, et al., survivors of David Lyon and Steven Pollack, respectively, (collectively Survivors) brought this action against Agusta S.P.A., Agusta Aerospace Corporation, Sesto Calende Works of Agusta, and Siai Marchetti Corporation. The Agusta entities...

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