BOURET-ECHEVARRÍA v. CARIBBEAN AVIATION MAINT.

No. 13-2549.

784 F.3d 37 (2015)

Lizzette M. BOURET-ECHEVARRÍA, in her own capacity and in representation of her minor children; N.V.-B., minor; C.V.-B, minor; C.V.-B., minor, Plaintiffs, Appellants, José Antonio Montano; Diego Vidal-Lampón; Irma Iris Vidal-González; Marinieves Vidal-González; Diego Vidal-Shirley, Plaintiffs, v. CARIBBEAN AVIATION MAINTENANCE CORP.; Robinson Helicopter Company; Chartis Insurance Company of Puerto Rico, a/k/a American International Insurance Company of Puerto Rico; Pathfinder Indemnity Company Ltd.; D & O Aviation, Inc., Defendants, Appellees, Insurance Companies X, Y, and Z; Corporations A, B and C; John Doe; Richard Roe; ABC Insurance Companies; Def Insurance Company; Jane Doe, Corp.; JKL Insurance Company, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

April 24, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Angueira, for appellants.

Tim A. Goetz, with whom Cathrine E. Tauscher was on brief, for appellee Robinson Helicopter Company. Tim A. Goetz, with whom Cathrine E. Tauscher was on brief, for appellee Robinson Helicopter Company.

Louis R. Martínez for appellees Caribbean Aviation Maintenance Corp. and Chartis Insurance Company of Puerto Rico.

Before TORRUELLA, LIPEZ, and BARRON, Circuit Judges.


This case arose from a helicopter crash in November 2008 that killed a passenger in the helicopter, Diego Vidal-Gonzalez. The decedent's widow, Dr. Lizzette Bouret-Echevarria, and her three minor children (together "appellants"), brought a products liability action against the helicopter's manufacturer and repair company. The...

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