Auffret

Filed 4/24/13 Auffret v. Capitales Tours CA6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

OLIVIER AUFFRET, et al., H037551 (Monterey County Plaintiffs and Appellants, Super. Ct. Nos. M99601, M104580,

M110557, M111913)

v.

CAPITALES TOURS, S.A., et al.,

Defendants and Respondents.

In 2009 a bus carrying 34 French tourists and their guide overturned, killing four (plus the driver) and injuring many others. Plaintiffs sued multiple defendants for negligence, wrongful death, and related causes of action, along with a claim of strict liability under the French Code of Tourism. After two years of discovery and settlements with some of the defendants, the remaining three defendants sought a stay or dismissal under the doctrine of forum non…