PARAMOUNT AVIATION CORP. v. AGUSTA

No. 01-1336.

288 F.3d 67 (2002)

PARAMOUNT AVIATION CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Gruppo AGUSTA; Agusta Aerospace Corporation; Costruzione Aeronautiche Giovanni, Agusta, S.P.A.; Agusta, S.P.A.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed May 1, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine B. Slavin (Argued), Wolk & Genter, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Rudolph V. Pino, Jr. (Argued), Pino & Associates, White Plains, N.Y. and John R. Altieri, Hackensack, NJ, for Appellees.

Before NYGAARD and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges, and SLEET, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

On October 10, 1989, an Agusta 109A helicopter ("the helicopter") crashed in Lacey Township, New Jersey killing the pilot, co-pilot, and three executives of the Trump Organization. Costruzioni Aeronautiche Giovanni Agusta S.p.A. ("CAGA"), a subsidiary of Agusta S.p.A., manufactured the helicopter. CAGA and Agusta S.p.A. are part of Gruppo Agusta, which does business in the United...

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