Getz

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE

Defendant Honeywell International, Inc. moves for a transfer of venue to the District of Arizona. Defendants Boeing Company and Goodrich Pump and Engine Control Systems, Inc. have filed notices of joinder in Honeywell’s motion. Plaintiffs Deborah Getz, Rodney Thomas, Mary Duffman, Sophia Duffman, Christine Vaughn, Brad Vaughn, Jill Garbs, Doug Garbs, Jordan Lanham, Jerry Goldsmith, RyAnne Noss, Timothy Brauch, Chris Trisko and Mark Daniel Houghton oppose the motion. The matter was decided on the papers. Having considered all of the papers filed by the parties, the Court denies Defendants’ motion to transfer venue.

BACKGROUND

This case arises from the February 17, 2007 crash of a United States Army Special Operations Aviation Regiment MH-47E Chinook helicopter during a Special Operations Aviation Regiment mission in Afghanistan. Plaintiffs are six survivors of the crash and the surviving heirs of four individuals who were killed in the crash. Defendants are companies that Plaintiffs claim defectively designed, assembled, manufactured, inspected, tested, marketed and sold the helicopter, its component parts and related software…