BRITTON v. DALLAS AIRMOTIVE, INC.

No. A114337.

62 Cal.Rptr.3d 487 (2007)

153 Cal.App.4th 127

John BRITTON et al. Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. DALLAS AIRMOTIVE, INC., et al. Defendants and Respondents; XL Specialty Insurance Company, Intervener and Respondent.

Court of Appeal of California, First District, Division Five.

July 11, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Reilly & Danko, Terry O'Reilly, Gary L. Simms, San Mateo, and Stephen J. Purtill for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Dykema Gossett and K. Lynn Finateri, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent Rolls Royce Corporation; Nixon Peabody, Paul E. Stinson, San Francisco, and Raymond Mariani for Defendant and Respondent Dallas Airmotive, Inc.; Coddington, Hicks & Danforth and Richard G. Grotch, Redwood City, for Defendant and Respondent Rocky Mountain Holdings.


Certified for Partial Publication.*

GEMELLO, J.

This lawsuit involves a helicopter crash in Idaho. Plaintiffs appeal from a trial court order staying the action in favor of litigation in Idaho on the ground of forum non conveniens. In the published portion of this opinion, we conclude that the motion to stay the action was timely under Code of Civil Procedure section 410.30,1 even though it was brought...

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