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DURKIN v. INTEVAC, INC.

(SC 16386)

258 Conn. 454 (2001)

MARK C. DURKIN, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF ANDREW CONSTANTINIDIS), ET AL. v. INTEVAC, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released October 30, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark R. Kravitz, with whom were Jeffrey R. Babbin and, on the brief, Victor A. Bolden, Patrick J. Corcoran, Kevin C. Shea, Patrick M. Noonan, Frank J. Silvestri, Jr., S. Dave Vatti, Charles S. Tusa, Charles P. Reed, Donald E. Frechette and Christopher J. Lynch, for the appellants (defendants).

Vincent M. Musto, with whom, on the brief, were Rosalind J. Koskoff and Joel T. Faxon, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

Janet C. Spegele, Cynthia L. Amara and Loretta M. Smith filed a brief for the Connecticut Business and Industry Association et al. as amici curiae.

Sullivan, C. J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js.

Opinion

ZARELLA, J.

This is a products liability action arising out of a military helicopter collision that occurred in Australia on June 12, 1996. The primary issue in this interlocutory appeal1 is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the defendants' motions to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens. We conclude that the doctrine of forum non conveniens...

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