Overview
- A federal judge remanded the wrongful-death suit filed by Gabriela Hermosillo-Nunez for her sister Trinadette Chavez back to Jefferson County Circuit Court after finding federal diversity jurisdiction was lacking; the opinion was filed Friday.
- The complaint names United Parcel Service Co., UPS Inc., General Electric, Boeing and VT San Antonio Aerospace as defendants in the suit arising from the November 2025 UPS Flight 2976 crash that killed 11 people.
- The court said UPS failed to prove its principal place of business was outside Kentucky because undisputed evidence shows several high-ranking UPS officers who oversee airline operations, safety, legal affairs and accident response work from Louisville.
- The remand applies only to the Hermosillo-Nunez case and leaves at least two other federal lawsuits tied to the crash pending while courts and lawyers weigh venue arguments and possible case coordination.
- The decision matters to families because state trial rules and local juries can differ from federal courts, and the ruling highlights how the federal 'nerve center' test for corporate citizenship can shape who hears multi-defendant crash claims.