THORNTON v. HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP

Case No. 12 C 329.

Thornton v. Hamilton Sundstrand Corp

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois.

May 31, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Trad Thornton, Administrator of the estate of Sally Urquhart, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Fiona Norris, Administrator of the estate of Paul Norris, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Olive Bagie, Special Administrator of the estate of Helena Woosup, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Rev. Erris Eseli, Special Administrator of the estate of Fred Bowie, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Francis Bowie, Special Administrator of the estate of Mardie Bowie, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Elizabeth Stephen, Co-Special Administrator of the estate of Gordon Kris, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Wanika Mooka, Co-Special Administrator of the estate of Gordon Kris, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Lionel Solomon, Special Administrator of the estate of Frank Billy, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Denise J Kalin, Co-Administrator of the estate of Timothy Ross Langdon Down, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Roger Down, Co-Administrator of the estate of Timothy Ross Langdon Down, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Gillian Hurst, Administrator of the estate of Kenneth Hurst, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Gregory Robert Hotchin, Aministrator of the estate of Brett Andrew Hotchin, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Tamlin Harris, Administrator of the estate of Edward Green, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Kerri Sonter, Administrator of the estate of Arden Sonter, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Janet Maree Lewis, Administrator of the estate of Noel Marvin Lewis, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Melissa Brady, Administrator of the estate of Paul Brady, Plaintiff, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., a corporation, Defendant, represented by Gregory Micheil Canfield, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen LLP, Michael Gerard McQuillen, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen, Austin William Bartlett, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen & Christopher Jason Raistrick, Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP.

Honeywell International, Inc., a corporation, Defendant, represented by Gregory Micheil Canfield, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen LLP, Michael Gerard McQuillen, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen, Austin William Bartlett, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen, Christopher Jason Raistrick, Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP & Kevin William Murphy, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen.

Matthew Hier, Defendant, represented by Gregory Micheil Canfield, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen LLP, Michael Gerard McQuillen, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen, Austin William Bartlett, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen & Christopher Jason Raistrick, Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP.

M7 Aerospace, LP, Defendant, represented by Michael A. Pope, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP (Chicago), Jocelyn D. Francoeur, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP (Chicago) & Rachael L. Mamula, McDermott, Will, & Emery LLP.

Jeppersen Sanderson, Inc., a corporation, Defendant, represented by Richard C. Coyle, Pekins Coie LLP, Jonathan R Buck, Perkins Coie LLC, Michael E. Scoville, Perkins Coie Llp & William Thomas Cahill, Perkins Coie LLC.

Hamilton Strand Corp, a corporation, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Micheil Canfield, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen LLP, Austin William Bartlett, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen, Christopher Jason Raistrick, Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP & Michael Gerard McQuillen, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen.

Honeywell International, Inc., a corporation, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Micheil Canfield, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen LLP, Michael Gerard McQuillen, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen, Austin William Bartlett, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen & Christopher Jason Raistrick, Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP.

Airservices Australia, Inc., a corporation, Third Party Defendant, represented by Anthony Joseph Monaco, Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, James Kent Lowry, Armstrong Teasdale, Pro Hac Vice, Matthew J Reh, Armstrong Teasdale, Pro Hac Vice, Patrick Paul Clyder, Swanson, Martin & Bell & Stanley V. Boychuck, Swanson, Martin & Bell.

Jeppersen Sanderson, Inc., a corporation, Counter Claimant, represented by Richard C. Coyle, Pekins Coie LLP, Jonathan R Buck, Perkins Coie LLC & William Thomas Cahill, Perkins Coie LLC.

Gregory Robert Hotchin, estate of Brett Andrew Hotchin, Counter Defendant, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Denise J. Kalin, Co- Administrator of the estate of Timothy Ross Langdon Down, Counter Defendant, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Roger Down, Co- Administrator of the estate of Timothy Ross Langdon Down, Counter Defendant, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Hamilton Strand Corp, a corporation, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Micheil Canfield, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen LLP, Austin William Bartlett, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen, Christopher Jason Raistrick, Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP & Michael Gerard McQuillen, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen.

Honeywell International, Inc., a corporation, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Micheil Canfield, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen LLP, Michael Gerard McQuillen, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen, Austin William Bartlett, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen & Christopher Jason Raistrick, Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP.

Matthew Hier, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Micheil Canfield, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen LLP, Michael Gerard McQuillen, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen, Austin William Bartlett, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen & Christopher Jason Raistrick, Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP.

Airservices Australia, Inc., a corporation, Third Party Defendant, represented by Anthony Joseph Monaco, Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, James Kent Lowry, Armstrong Teasdale, Matthew J Reh, Armstrong Teasdale, Patrick Paul Clyder, Swanson, Martin & Bell & Stanley V. Boychuck, Swanson, Martin & Bell.

Airservices Australia, Inc., a corporation, Cross Claimant, represented by Anthony Joseph Monaco, Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, James Kent Lowry, Armstrong Teasdale, Matthew J Reh, Armstrong Teasdale, Patrick Paul Clyder, Swanson, Martin & Bell & Stanley V. Boychuck, Swanson, Martin & Bell.

Roger Down, Co-Administrator of the estate of Timothy Ross Langdon Down, Cross Defendant, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Hamilton Strand Corp, a corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Gregory Micheil Canfield, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen LLP, Austin William Bartlett, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen, Christopher Jason Raistrick, Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP & Michael Gerard McQuillen, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen.

Matthew Hier, Cross Defendant, represented by Gregory Micheil Canfield, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen LLP, Michael Gerard McQuillen, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen, Austin William Bartlett, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen & Christopher Jason Raistrick, Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP.

Honeywell International, Inc., a corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Gregory Micheil Canfield, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen LLP, Michael Gerard McQuillen, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen, Austin William Bartlett, Adler, Murphy & McQuillen & Christopher Jason Raistrick, Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP.

Gregory Robert Hotchin, Aministrator of the estate of Brett Andrew Hotchin, Cross Defendant, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

Jeppersen Sanderson, Inc., a corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Richard C. Coyle, Pekins Coie LLP, Jonathan R Buck, Perkins Coie LLC, Michael E. Scoville, Perkins Coie Llp & William Thomas Cahill, Perkins Coie LLC.

Denise J Kalin, Co- Administrator of the, Cross Defendant, represented by Floyd A. Wisner, Wisner Law Firm.

M7 Aerospace, LP, Cross Defendant, represented by Michael A. Pope, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP (Chicago), Jocelyn D. Francoeur, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP (Chicago) & Rachael L. Mamula, McDermott, Will, & Emery LLP.

M7 Aerospace, LP, Cross Claimant, represented by Michael A. Pope, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP (Chicago), Jocelyn D. Francoeur, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP (Chicago) & Rachael L. Mamula, McDermott, Will, & Emery LLP.

Airservices Australia, Inc., a corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Anthony Joseph Monaco, Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, James Kent Lowry, Armstrong Teasdale, Matthew J Reh, Armstrong Teasdale, Patrick Paul Clyder, Swanson, Martin & Bell & Stanley V. Boychuck, Swanson, Martin & Bell.


STATEMENT

AMY J. ST. EVE, Magistrate Judge.

Presently before the Court is Third-Party Defendant Airservices Australia's Motion to Dismiss. (R. 35.) For the reasons explained below, the motion is denied.

BACKGROUND

I. Relevant Factual Allegations

This case arises out of a May 7, 2005 fatal commuter aircraft accident near Lockhart River in Queensland, Australia. Prior to the accident, Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc. ("Jeppesen") "produced...

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