John Randolph Johanne Randolph v. Budget Rent-A-Car, and Saudi Arabian Airlines, John Randolph Johanne Randolph v. Automated Transportation, Inc., Dba, Budget Rent-A-Car ("Budget"), and Saudi Arabian Airlines

97 F.3d 319 113 Ed. Law Rep. 79 , 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7082 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11 ,602 John RANDOLPH; Johanne Randolph, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BUDGET RENT-A-CAR, Defendant, and Saudi Arabian Airlines, Defendant-Appellant. John RANDOLPH; Johanne Randolph, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AUTOMATED TRANSPORTATION, INC., dba, Budget Rent-A-Car ("Budget"), Defendant-Appellant, and Saudi Arabian Airlines, Defendant. Nos. 95-55402, 95-55465. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 6, 1996. Decided Sept. 23, 1996. Honey Kessler Amado, Beverly Hills, California; Edward J. Horowitz, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellees. Stephen T. Swanson, Arter & Hadden, Los Angeles, California; Jay T. Rubin, Brumer, Rubin & Weston, Los Angeles, California; Henry J. Oechler, Jr., Chadbourne & Parke, Los Angeles, California, for Defendants-Appellants. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, A. Andrew Hauk, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-93-05087-AAH. Before: D.W. NELSON, T.G. NELSON and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. OPINION THOMAS, Circuit Judge: 1 This case presents the question of whether an…