Rukmi Indah Idniarti v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
Nov 18, 2009OUTCOME: No-Evidence Motion for Summary Judgment was granted in favor of Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
This wrongful death suit arose from a February 2001 helicopter crash that occurred in Indonesia. The helicopter in question was assembled by Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN), an Indonesian com ... pany operating under a licensing agreement with Bell. The Indonesian Forestry Department (IFD) purchased the helicopter, but it was maintained by PT Dayajasa Transindo Pratama (Transindo) when it crashed, killing its pilot, co-pilot, and passenger. Two years after the crash, Idniarti sued Bell for negligence, product liability, intentional and negligent misrepresentation, fraud, and gross negligence. After the suit was dismissed for forum non conveniens in January 2004 and dismissed twice for want of jurisdiction in Indonesia, Idniarti filed a motion to reactivate in January 2009, and the case was reinstated in Tarrant County on June 23, 2009.
