28 U.S.C. § 1369 — Multiparty, multiforum jurisdiction

a defendant resides in a State and a substantial part of the accident took place in another State or other location, regardless of whether that defendant is also a resident of the State where a substantial part of the accident took place;

any two defendants reside in different States, regardless of whether such defendants are also residents of the same State or States; or

substantial parts of the accident took place in different States.

the substantial majority of all plaintiffs are citizens of a single State of which the primary defendants are also citizens; and

the claims asserted will be governed primarily by the laws of that State.

minimal diversity exists between adverse parties if any party is a citizen of a State and any adverse party is a citizen of another State, a citizen or subject of a foreign state, or a foreign state as defined in section 1603(a) of this title;

a corporation is deemed to be a citizen of any State, and a citizen or subject of any foreign state, in which it is incorporated or has its principal place of business, and is deemed to be a resident of any State in which it is incorporated or licensed to do business or is doing business;

the term “injury” means—

the term “accident” means a sudden accident, or a natural event culminating in an accident, that results in death incurred at a discrete location by at least 75 natural persons; and

the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.