FORTANER v. THE BOEING COMPANY

Nos. 11-55951, 11-55952, 11-55959, 11-55960, 11-55961, 11-55962, 11-55963, 11-55964, 11-55966, 11-55968, 11-55969, 11-55971, 11-55971, 11-55972, 11-55973, 11-55974, 11-55976, 11-55977, 11-55978, 11-55979, 11-55980, 11-55981, 11-55982, 11-55984, 11-55985, 11-55986, 11-55988, 11-55989, 11-55990, 11-55991, 11-55992, 11-55993, 11-55995, 11-56000, 11-56001, 11-56005, 11-56009, 11-56012, 11-56017, 11-56019, 11-56021, 11-56024, 11-56025, 11-56026, 11-56027, 11-56174, 11-56176, 11-56177, 11-56178, 11-56179

ELENA CELLA FORTANER, Personal Representative of the Estate of Maria Del Carmen Fortaner Nou, Deceased; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE BOEING COMPANY; et al., Defendants-Appellees. ANTONIO GARCIA MARTIN, As Special Administrator of the Estate of Laudencio Garcio Martin, Deceased, As Special Administrator of the Estate of Elena Garcia Hernandez, Deceased, and As Special Administrator of the Estate of Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE BOEING COMPANY; et al., Defendants-Appellees. KIM IVONNE TATE PEREZ, Individually; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE BOEING COMPANY; et al., Defendants-Appellees. ANA MARIA SANCHEZ DIEZ, Individullay and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Betsabe Ibanez Sanchez, decedent; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE BOEING COMPANY; et al., Defendants-Appellees. VIRGINIA PINO HERNANDEZ MARTIN, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Zenaida Hernandez Martin, Deceased; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE BOEING COMPANY; et al., Defendants-Appellees. CARMELO ALVARADO CASTRO, as personal representative of the estate of Robert Alvarado Coruna and AVELINA CORUNA DIAZ, as co-personal representative of the estate of Robert Alvarado Coruna, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MARIA LORETO GONZALEZ CABANAS, as co-personal representative of the Estate of Clara Diaz Gonzalez, deceased and JOSE LUIS DIAZ DIAZ, as co-personal representative of the Estate of Clara Diaz Gonzalez, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. GLORIA ESTER DIEPA MARTIN, as personal representative of the Estate of Oscar Gabriel Alvarado Diepa, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. HIGINIO IBANEZ FRACA, as personal representative of the estate of Betsabe Ibanez Sanchez, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. CARLOS BAIXERAS LLANO, as Personal Representative and Special Administrator of the Estate of MARIA DEL PINO DJAZ MENDOZA, deceased; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE BOEING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. JUAN DIEPA HERNANDA, as co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Monica Diepa Leon, deceased and FRANCISCA LEON RIVERA, as co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Monica Diepa Leon, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE BOEING COMPANY; et al., Defendants-Appellees. GLORIA ESTER DIEPA MARTIN, as personal representative of the estate of Roberto Alexander Alvarado Diepa, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. GLORIA ESTER DIEPA MARTIN, as personal representative of the estate of Roberto Alexander Alvarado Diepa, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MARIA DOLORES FLOREZ RODRIGUEZ, as personal representative of the estate of Maria Lourdes Romero Florez, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. SONIA MARIA CASTILLO MARTINEZ, as personal representative of the Estate of Maria Sonia Rodriguez Del Castillo, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. JOSEFA ORTIZ PEREA, as personal representative of the estate of Maria Cristian Domiguez Ortiz, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MARIA DEL CARMEN HERNANDEZ, Personal Representative of the Estate of Ruben Santan Mateo, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. EUGENIO NUNEZ PAVILLARD, as personal representative of the Estate of Jorge Nunez Piretti, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. SHIRLEY MANI, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Mukesh Bacho Mani, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. JOSE JESUS PLACERES PEREZ, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ines Placeres Perez, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. LEANDRO ORTEGA PENA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. ANGEL FRANCISCO SANTA CASTILLO, as personal representative of the estate of Carmen Isabel Santana Castillo, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. YOLANDA VILLANUEVA MARTIN, as co-personal representative of the estate of Alejandro Villanueva Santans, deceased; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. DANIEL ESTEVEZ RUIZ, as Personal Representative of the Estates of Susana Marin Ramos, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. YOLANDA VILLANUEVA MARTIN, as co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Dara Villanueva Santana, deceased and ANGEL FRANCISCO SANTANA CASTILLO, as co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Dara Villanueva Santana, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. RAFAEL MORENO PEREZ and ANGELES CARPINTERO RUIZ, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. CONCEPCION MARIA DE LA PAZ SOTO LLOVES, as personal representative of the Estate of Cecilia Gomez Soto, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. YOLANDA VILLANUEVA MARTIN, as co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Keila Villanueva Santana, deceased and ANGEL FRANCISCO SANTANA CASTILLO, as co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Keila Villanueva Santana, deceaased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MARIA CANDELARIA PERE MATEO, as co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Ruben Daniel Sanchez Perez, deceased and JUAN ANDRES SANCHEZ HERNANDEZ, as co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Ruben Daniel Sanchez Perez, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MARIA JESUS MELIAN PEREZ, as personal representative of the estate of Araceli Yolanda Dominguez Melian, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. TEREZA SUAREZ QUEBEDO, as personal representative of the estate of Jose Vicente Robaina Suarez, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MARIA JESUS MELIAN PEREZ, as personal representative of the estate of Alicia Dominguez Melian, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. YOLANDA VILLANUEVA MARTIN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Alejandro Villanueva martin, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. ANGELES CARPINTERO RUIZ and RAFAEL MORENO PEREZ, her husband, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. OZLEM ERDIL; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE BOEING COMPANY; et al., Defendants-Appellees. VICENTE GUERRERO, as personal representative of the Estate of Gabriel Guerrero, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MARIA ESTRELLA CIGALA MARRERO, as co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Jorge Naranjo Gomez, deceased and CONCEPCION MARIA DE LA PAZ SOTO LLOVES, as co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Jorge Naranjo Gomez, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MARIA ESTRELLA CIGALA MARRERO, as personal representative of the estate of Jorge Naranjo Cigalo, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MARIA ESTRELLA CIGALA MARRERO, as personal representative of the estate of Raquel Naranjo Gomez, deceased and CONCEPCION MARIA DE LA PAZ SOTO LLOVES, as personal representative of the estate of Raquel Naranjo Gomez, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. EUGENIO NUNEZ PAVILLARD, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Maria Eugenia Nunez Piretti, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. TANAUSU GONZALEZ OLIVA, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Tanausu Gonzalez Hernandez, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MARIANA PUYE, as Co-Personal Representative for the Estate of Mustapha Puye, Deceased and ALASAN PUYE, as Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Mustapha Puye, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MARIANA PUYE, as Co-Personal Representative for the Estate of Sira Puye, Deceased and ALASAN PUYE, as Co-Personal Representative for the Estate of Sira Puye, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MAXIMO DIAZ DELGADO, as personal representative of the estate of Lidia Delgado Estevez, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. JUAN DE DIOS FONT MARIN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Maria Jesus Font Rodriguez, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MANFRED MROTZEK, as personal representative of the estate of Gerd Mrotzek, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE BOEING COMPANY; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MANFRED MROTZEK, as personal representative of the estate of Niklas Mrotzek, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE BOEING COMPANY; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MANFRED MROTZEK, as personal representative of the estate of Lucas Mrotzek, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE BOEING COMPANY; et al., Defendants-Appellees. IRINA HULT, as personal representative of the estate of Ann Marie Helene Hult, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE BOEING COMPANY; et al., Defendants-Appellees. JOHAN L. RONDONUWU, as co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Nguni Toka Rondonuwu, deceased and SYULL MAINSIOUW, as co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Nguni Toka Rondonuwu, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE BOEING COMPANY; et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 10, 2013.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

MEMORANDUM*

This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, dismissing 116 consolidated suits on forum non conveniens grounds.

This litigation arises out of a 2008 airplane accident in Madrid, in which a Spanair flight crashed on takeoff, killing 154 people and injuring 18 others, none of whom were United States citizens or residents...

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