PANCHAL v. ETHEN

No. 94-1862.

648 So.2d 245 (1994)

Hitesh PANCHAL, Appellant, v. Diane Marie ETHEN and Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc., a Panamanian Corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spencer H. Silverglate, Kelly Anne Luther and Mercer K. Clarke of Clarke & Silverglate, Miami, for appellant.

Michael D. Eriksen of Ramano, Eriksen & Cronin, West Palm Beach, for appellee-Diane Marie Ethen.


GUNTHER, Judge.

Appellant, Hitesh Panchal, defendant below (Defendant), appeals a trial court order denying his motion to dismiss. Because the trial court lacked personal jurisdiction over Defendant, we reverse.

Defendant was a crew member of Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. while Appellee/Plaintiff was a passenger on a cruise ship run by Carnival. Plaintiff filed a six count complaint against Defendant and Carnival based on an alleged sexual assault committed...

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