REERS v. DEUTSCHE BAHN AG

No. 03 Civ. 5360(MGC).

320 F.Supp.2d 140 (2004)

Carolyn REERS, in her capacity as Personal Representative of the Estates of Susanne Amore, deceased, and Salvatore Michael Amore, deceased, Kathryn Meyers-Tonucci, Individually and in her capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jeanne Meyers Amore, deceased, and George Guertin, in his capacity as Personal Representative of the Estates of Emily Jeanne Amore, deceased, and Michael B. Amore, deceased, Plaintiffs, v. DEUTSCHE BAHN AG, a Republic of Germany Corporation, Deutsche Bahn Reise & Touristik AG, a Republic of Germany Corporation, Deutsche Bahn Autozug AG, a Republic of Germany Corporation, Deutsche Bahn Nachtzug AG, a Republic of Germany Corporation, Mr. Volker, an Individual, Accor SA, a Republic of France Corporation, Compagnie Internationale Des Wagons-Lits, a Republic of France Corporation, and ISD-DSG GmbH, a Republic of Germany Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 3, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, New York, NY, By: James Kreindler, Andrew J. Maloney, III, Vincent I. Parrett, Kristina Lingstaedt, for Plaintiffs.

Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, DC, By: Read McCaffrey, Christopher W. Hellmich, for Plaintiffs.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, New York, NY, By: Thomas A. Leghorn, Brett Scher, for Defendants Accor S.A. and Compagnie, Internationale des Wagons-Lits.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, New York, NY, By: Thomas R. Cherry, Richard Lerner, for Defendants Deutsche Bahn AG, Deutsche Bahn, AutoZug AG, Deutsche Bahn Reise & Touristik AG ("R & T"), and Janz Volker.


OPINION

CEDARBAUM, District Judge.

Defendants Deutsche Bahn AG ("Deutsche Bahn"), Deutsche Bahn AutoZug AG ("AutoZug"), Deutsche Bahn Reise & Touristik AG ("R & T"), Janz Volker, Accor S.A. ("Accor"), and Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits ("CIWLT"), move to dismiss the complaint on various grounds, including sovereign immunity, lack of personal jurisdiction, and forum non conveniens...

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