RADELJAK v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.

Docket No. 127679. COA No. 8.

719 N.W.2d 40 (2006)

475 Mich. 598

Josip RADELJAK, Individually, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ena Begovic, Deceased, and as Next Friend of Lana Radeljak; Leo Radeljak; and Tereza Begovic, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP., Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 19, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sommers Schwartz, P.C. (by B.A. Tyler and James N. McNally), Southfield, for the plaintiffs.

Bush Seyferth Kethledge & Paige P.L.L.C. (by Raymond M. Kethledge), Troy, for the defendant.

Clark Hill P.L.C. (by F.R. Damm and Paul C. Smith), Detroit, for amici curiae Michigan Manufacturers Association.

Plunkett & Cooney, P.C. (by Mary Massaron Ross), Detroit, for amici curiae Michigan Defense Trial Counsel.

Donald M. Fulkerson, Westland, for amici curiae Michigan Trial Lawyers Association.


PER CURIAM.

We granted leave to appeal to consider whether the Wayne Circuit Court abused its discretion in dismissing this case on the basis of the doctrine of forum non conveniens, where plaintiffs are residents and citizens of a foreign country and the lawsuit alleges product liability arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred outside the United States. The Court of Appeals held that the circuit court abused...

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