Vazquez, L. v. Z&D Tour of: FedEx, et al. - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT MICHAEL TRANTER, AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF J.V., A MINOR, AND ADMINISTRATOR AD PROSEQUENDUM OF THE ESTATE AND LUCERO VAZQUEZ, INDIVIDUALLY, VEYSEL ERDAL GULERTEKIN, AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF EILEEN ZELIS ARIA, HOLLY KEHLER, ON BEHALF OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF DENNIS L. KEHLER, ANTHONY ELLIS, QUWANJAY ELLIS, CHENG YING LIAN, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF I.O., A MINOR, JULIA KHAN, JORGE MORETA, MELANIE MORETA, EDILMA DEL ROCIO ESTUPINAN CABRERA, DENNIS ANANE, HOULEYE CAMARA, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF M.F., A MINOR, AMINATA FOFANA, FATOUMATA TRAORE, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF A.D., A MINOR FATOUMATA TRAORE, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF A.A.D., A MINOR AND FATOUMATA TRAORE, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF C.D., A MINOR v. Z&D TOUR, INC., OHIO COACH, INC. D/B/A OHIOCOACH.COM, FED EX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC. AND SIOUX TRUCKING, INC. PETITION OF: FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., SIOUX TRUCKING, INC AND BRANDON STOWERS : No. 367 EAL 2023 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : TAYLOR TEETS : No. 368 EAL 2023 : : v. : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. C/O : CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, : UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., PENSKE : TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P., : PENSKE TRUCK LEASING : CORPORATION, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE : GROUP, PENSKE CORPORATION, Z&D : TOURS, INC., JAGUAR TICKET, INC. : D/B/A OHIOCOACH.COM, FEDEX : GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., : FEDEX CORPORATION, RYDER TRUCK : RENTAL, INC., RYDER SYSTEM, INC., : SIOUX TRUCKING, INC., BRANDON : STOWERS : : : PETITION OF: FEDEX GROUND : PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., SIOUX : TRUCKING, INC. AND BRANDON : STOWERS : LUCERO VAZQUEZ, AMAD HUSSAIN, JULIA KHAN, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF A.A, A MINOR, TAURELL FAVORS, AND ALEXIS HUMBLE v. Z&D TOUR, INC., OHIO COACH, INC. D/B/A OHIOCOACH.COM, FED EX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., AND SIOUX TRUCKING, INC. PETITION OF: FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., SIOUX TRUCKING, INC. AND BRANDON STOWERS : No. 369 EAL 2023 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : : : : : : : [367 – 381 EAL 2023] - 2 XUE-ZHEN CHEN, WEI-HUI HUANG, GUIYING REN, ZHEN FENG, ZI WEI LI, SUKIE ZHENG AND SHENYUE CAO v. FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., FEDEX CORPORATION, RYDER TRUCK RENTAL, INC., RYDER SYSTEM, INC., SIOUX TRUCKING, INC., BRANDON STOWERS, UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, PENSKE CORPORATION, Z&D TOUR, INC., JAGUAR TICKET, INC. PETITION OF: FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., SIOUX TRUCKING, INC. AND BRANDON STOWERS XUE-ZHEN CHEN, WEI-HUI HUANG, GUIYING REN, ZHEN FENG, ZI WEI LI, SUKIE ZHENG AND SHENYUE CAO v. FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., FEDEX CORPORATION, RYDER TRUCK RENTAL, INC., RYDER SYSTEM, INC., SIOUX TRUCKING, INC., BRANDON STOWERS, UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, PENSKE CORPORATION, Z&D TOUR, INC., JAGUAR TICKET, INC. : No. 370 EAL 2023 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 371 EAL 2023 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : : : : : : : [367 – 381 EAL 2023] - 3 PETITION OF: PENSKE TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP AND PENSKE CORPORATION : : : : : : : No. 372 EAL 2023 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : MICHAEL TRANTER, AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF J.V., A MINOR, AND ADMINISTRATOR AD PROSEQUENDUM OF THE ESTATE AND LUCERO VAZQUEZ, INDIVIDUALLY, VEYSEL ERDAL GULERTEKIN, AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF EILEEN ZELIS ARIA, HOLLY KEHLER, ON BEHALF OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF DENNIS L. KEHLER, ANTHONY ELLIS, QUWANJAY ELLIS, CHENG YING LIAN, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN : No. 373 EAL 2023 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : PETITION OF: FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., SIOUX TRUCKING, INC. AND BRANDON STOWERS XUE-ZHEN CHEN, WEI-HUI HUANG, GUIYING REN, ZHEN FENG, ZI WEI LI, SUKIE ZHENG AND SHENYUE CAO v. FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., FEDEX CORPORATION, RYDER TRUCK RENTAL, INC., RYDER SYSTEM, INC., SIOUX TRUCKING, INC., BRANDON STOWERS, UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, PENSKE CORPORATION, Z&D TOUR, INC., JAGUAR TICKET, INC. [367 – 381 EAL 2023] - 4 OF I.O., A MINOR, JULIA KHAN, JORGE MORETA, MELANIE MORETA, EDILMA DEL ROCIO ESTUPINAN CABRERA, DENNIS ANANE, HOULEYE CAMARA, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF M.F., A MINOR, AMINATA FOFANA, FATOUMATA TRAORE, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF A.D., A MINOR FATOUMATA TRAORE, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF A.A.D., A MINOR AND FATOUMATA TRAORE, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF C.D., A MINOR v. Z&D TOUR, INC., OHIO COACH, INC. D/B/A OHIOCOACH.COM, FED EX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC. AND SIOUX TRUCKING, INC. PETITION OF: PENSKE TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP AND PENSKE CORPORATION : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : TAYLOR TEETS : No. 374 EAL 2023 : : v. : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. C/O : CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, : UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., PENSKE : TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P., : PENSKE TRUCK LEASING : CORPORATION, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE : GROUP, PENSKE CORPORATION, Z&D : TOURS, INC., JAGUAR TICKET, INC. : D/B/A OHIOCOACH.COM, FEDEX : GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., : [367 – 381 EAL 2023] - 5 FEDEX CORPORATION, RYDER TRUCK RENTAL, INC., RYDER SYSTEM, INC., SIOUX TRUCKING, INC., BRANDON STOWERS PETITION OF: PENSKE TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP AND PENSKE CORPORATION LUCERO VAZQUEZ, AMAD HUSSAIN, JULIA KHAN, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF A.A, A MINOR, TAURELL FAVORS, AND ALEXIS HUMBLE v. Z&D TOUR, INC., OHIO COACH, INC. D/B/A OHIOCOACH.COM, FED EX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., AND SIOUX TRUCKING, INC. PETITION OF: PENSKE TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP AND PENSKE CORPORATION XUE-ZHEN CHEN, WEI-HUI HUANG, GUIYING REN, ZHEN FENG, ZI WEI LI, SUKIE ZHENG AND SHENYUE CAO v. FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., FEDEX CORPORATION, RYDER TRUCK RENTAL, INC., RYDER SYSTEM, INC., SIOUX TRUCKING, INC., BRANDON STOWERS, UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 375 EAL 2023 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 376 EAL 2023 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : [367 – 381 EAL 2023] - 6 INC., UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, PENSKE CORPORATION, Z&D TOUR, INC., JAGUAR TICKET, INC. PETITION OF: PENSKE TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP AND PENSKE CORPORATION MICHAEL TRANTER, AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF J.V., A MINOR, AND ADMINISTRATOR AD PROSEQUENDUM OF THE ESTATE AND LUCERO VAZQUEZ, INDIVIDUALLY, VEYSEL ERDAL GULERTEKIN, AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF EILEEN ZELIS ARIA, HOLLY KEHLER, ON BEHALF OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF DENNIS L. KEHLER, ANTHONY ELLIS, QUWANJAY ELLIS, CHENG YING LIAN, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF I.O., A MINOR, JULIA KHAN, JORGE MORETA, MELANIE MORETA, EDILMA DEL ROCIO ESTUPINAN CABRERA, DENNIS ANANE, HOULEYE CAMARA, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF M.F., A MINOR, AMINATA FOFANA, FATOUMATA TRAORE, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF A.D., A MINOR FATOUMATA TRAORE, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF A.A.D., A MINOR AND FATOUMATA TRAORE, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF C.D., A MINOR v. Z&D TOUR, INC., OHIO COACH, INC. D/B/A OHIOCOACH.COM, FED EX : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 377 EAL 2023 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : [367 – 381 EAL 2023] - 7 GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC. AND SIOUX TRUCKING, INC. PETITION OF: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. : : : : : : TAYLOR TEETS : No. 378 EAL 2023 : : v. : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. C/O : CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, : UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., PENSKE : TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P., : PENSKE TRUCK LEASING : CORPORATION, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE : GROUP, PENSKE CORPORATION, Z&D : TOURS, INC., JAGUAR TICKET, INC. : D/B/A OHIOCOACH.COM, FEDEX : GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., : FEDEX CORPORATION, RYDER TRUCK : RENTAL, INC., RYDER SYSTEM, INC., : SIOUX TRUCKING, INC., BRANDON : STOWERS : : : PETITION OF: UNITED PARCEL : SERVICE, INC. : LUCERO VAZQUEZ, AMAD HUSSAIN, JULIA KHAN, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF A.A, A MINOR, TAURELL FAVORS, AND ALEXIS HUMBLE v. Z&D TOUR, INC., OHIO COACH, INC. D/B/A OHIOCOACH.COM, FED EX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., AND SIOUX TRUCKING, INC. : No. 379 EAL 2023 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : : [367 – 381 EAL 2023] - 8 PETITION OF: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. XUE-ZHEN CHEN, WEI-HUI HUANG, GUIYING REN, ZHEN FENG, ZI WEI LI, SUKIE ZHENG AND SHENYUE CAO v. FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., FEDEX CORPORATION, RYDER TRUCK RENTAL, INC., RYDER SYSTEM, INC., SIOUX TRUCKING, INC., BRANDON STOWERS, UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, PENSKE CORPORATION, Z&D TOUR, INC., JAGUAR TICKET, INC. PETITION OF: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. XUE-ZHEN CHEN, WEI-HUI HUANG, GUIYING REN, ZHEN FENG, ZI WEI LI, SUKIE ZHENG AND SHENYUE CAO v. FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., FEDEX CORPORATION, RYDER TRUCK RENTAL, INC., RYDER SYSTEM, INC., SIOUX TRUCKING, INC., BRANDON STOWERS, UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING COMPANY, L.P., PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE : : : : No. 380 EAL 2023 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 381 EAL 2023 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : : : : : : [367 – 381 EAL 2023] - 9 GROUP, PENSKE CORPORATION, Z&D TOUR, INC., JAGUAR TICKET, INC. PETITION OF: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. : : : : : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 2nd day of April, 2024, the Petitions for Allowance of Appeal are GRANTED. The Prothonotary is directed to consolidate these cases and to schedule them to be argued together. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is: In reversing the trial court’s order, which transferred the underlying actions to the county in which the incident giving rise to the claims occurred, did the Superior Court misapply the doctrine of forum non conveniens? The Applications For Relief To File No Answer Letter Nunc Pro Tunc are GRANTED. The Applications For Leave To File Amici Curiae Brief in Support of Petitions For Allowance of Appeal are GRANTED. [367 – 381 EAL 2023] - 10

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