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ESHEVA v. SIBERIA AIRLINES

Nos. 06 Civ. 11347(DLC), 06 Civ. 13409(DLC).

499 F.Supp.2d 493 (2007)

Tatyana Michailovna ESHEVA, individually, and Andrey Alexandrovich and Tatayana Michailovna Esheva, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Ilia Andreevich Eshev, deceased, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SIBERIA AIRLINES, presently known as S7 Airlines, a foreign corporation, and Airbus Leasing II, Inc, a Delaware corporation, Defendants. Dhzhura Nishanovich Nishanov, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Evgenia Nishanova, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Siberia Airlines, and Airbus Leasing II, Inc, Defendants. Airbus Leasing II, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Siberia Airlines, presently known as S7 Airlines, a foreign corporation, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 28, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven C. Marks, Podhurst Orseck, PA., Miami, FL, Mark S. Moller, Robert J. Spragg, Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, New York, NY, for the Plaintiffs.

Andrew J. Harakas, Diane Westwood Wilson, Clyde & Co U.S. LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant/Third-Party Defendant Siberia Airlines.

Thad T. Dameris, Trevor R. Jefferies, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Houston, TX, George F. Hritz, Hogan & Hartson LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff Airbus Leasing II, Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER

DENISE COTE, District Judge.

One of the two defendants in this action arising from a 2006 airliner crash in Russia has moved to dismiss the action under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. Its motion is conditionally granted.

BACKGROUND

On July 9, 2006, a Siberia Airlines ("Sibir") regularly scheduled domestic flight from Moscow landed in Irkutsk and overran...

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