U.S. AVIATION UNDERWRITERS INC. v. NABTESCO CORP.

No. 11-35440.

697 F.3d 1092 (2012)

UNITED STATES AVIATION UNDERWRITERS INC., a New York corporation, individually and on behalf of United States Aircraft Insurance Group, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NABTESCO CORPORATION, a Japanese company formerly known as TS Corporation formerly known as Teijin Seiki Company LTD; Nabtesco Aerospace Inc., a Washington corporation formerly known as Teijin Seiki America Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon A. Kodani , Jeffrey J. Williams , Law Offices of Jon A. Kodani, Santa Monica, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Christopher S. Hickey , James W. Hunt , Fitzpatrick & Hunt, Tucker, Collier, Pagano, Aubert, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: PROCTER HUG, JR., DOROTHY W. NELSON, and CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

After an airplane was damaged in a runway accident, Appellant United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. ("USAU") indemnified the owner of the aircraft and brought a subrogation claim against Appellees Nabtesco Corporation and Nabtesco Aerospace, Inc. ("Nabtesco"). USAU alleged that the accident resulted from a defective component part, an actuator, manufactured by Nabtesco. The district court granted summary judgment...

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