KERN v. SIEMENS CORP.

No. 04-0957-CV.

393 F.3d 120 (2004)

Rudolph KERN, And on behalf of the Estate of Erich Kern, Angela Kern, And on behalf of the Estate of Erich Kern, John S. Habblett, LTC (Ret.), and on behalf of the Estates of Jennifer Kirkpatrick Habblett Goodridge, Michael Jonclair Goodridge and Kyle William Goodridge, Suzanne K. Habblett, And on behalf of the Estates of Jennifer Kirkpatrick Habblett Goodridge, Michael Jonclair Goodridge and Kyle William Goodridge, Dick Baker, Dr., And on behalf of the Estate of Carrie Lynn Baker, Carol Baker, Dr., and on behalf of the Estate of Carrie Lynn Baker, Claire Goodridge, Individually as surviving father and as personal representative of the estate of Maj. Michael Clair Goodridge, deceased and individually as surviving grandfather and as personal representative of the estates of Michael Jonclair Goodridge, deceased and Kyle William Goodridge, deceased for himself and on behalf of decedents' estates, the distributes thereof and on behalf of decedents' surviving next of kin, including Julianne V. Goodridge, the surviving mother of Maj. Michael Clair Goodridge and surviving grandmother of Michael Jonclair Goodridge and Kyle William Goodridge, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SIEMENS CORPORATION, Siemens AG, Waagner-Biro Binder AG in Abwicklung, Waagner-Biro Binder Beteiligungs AG, WB Holding AG, Binder and Co. AG, Bosch Rexroth AG, Bosch Rexroth Corporation, and Omniglow Corporation Defendants-Appellants, Leitner Lifts USA Inc., Leitner S.P.A., Osterreichische Elektrizitatswirtschafts AG, Swoboda Karoserie AG, Bauberdarfszentrum Stadlbauer AG, Gletscherbahnen Kaprun AG, ABC Corporations 1-10, John Does 1-10, Swoboda Karoserie-Und, Stahlbau Gmbh, Tauren Touristik, Gmbh, Thyssen Schachtbau, Gmbh, Thyssenkrupp AG, Intersport Austria Gmbh, Intersport International Corp., Intersport Marketing USA, Heitkamp, Inc., Gletscherbahnen Kaprun Aktiengesellschaft Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: December 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Swift, Kohn, Swift & Graf, Philadelphia, PA (Jay J. Rice, Diane E. Sammons, Randee M. Matloff, Nagel, Rice & Mazie, LLP, Livingston, NJ; Martin J. D'Urso, Hilary E. Cohen, Kohn, Swift & Graf, Philadelphia, PA; Kenneth P. Nolan, Christina M. Fry, Speiser, Krause, Nolan & Granito, New York, NY, of counsel), for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Christopher Landau (Thomas D. Yannucci, P.C., Brant W. Bishop, Susan Engel, of counsel), Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellants Siemens Corporation and Siemens AG.

Frederick W. Reif, Debra Tama, Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellants Waagner-Biro Binder AG in Abwicklung, Waagner-Biro Binder Beteiligungs AG, WB Holding AG, Binder and Co AG.

Arthur J. Liederman, Dylan C. Braverman, Morrison, Mahoney & Miller, LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Bosch Rexroth AG.

Arnd N. von Waldow, Reed Smith, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA; Paul P. Rooney, Reed Smith, LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Bosch Rexroth Corporation.

E. Gordon Haesloop, Bartlett, McDonough, Bastone & Monaghan, LLP, Mineola, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Omniglow Corporation.

Before: CARDAMONE, CABRANES, and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.


JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, Waagner-Biro Binder AG in Abwicklung, Waagner-Biro Binder Beteiligungs AG, WB Holding AG, Binder and Co AG, Bosch Rexroth AG, Bosch Rexroth Corporation, and Omniglow Corporation (collectively, "defendants") appeal from the order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Shira A. Scheindlin, Judge), dated November 12, 2003, granting plaintiffs'...

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