BESTOR v. COSTA CROCIERE, S.P.A.

Nos. 991914Civ., 001661Civ., 001662Civ.

128 F.Supp.2d 1356 (2000)

Belle BESTOR and Stanley H. Bestor, Plaintiffs, v. COSTA CROCIERE, S.P.A., Defendant. Eleanor Cohon and Julian Cohon, Plaintiffs, v. Costa Crociere, S.P.A., Defendant. Patricia Esfeld and Donald Esfeld, Plaintiffs, v. Costa Crociere, S.P.A., Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Florida.

October 25, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Xavier Martinez, Michael Olin, Podhurst, Orseck, et al., Miami, FL, for plaintiff.

Stephanie Wylie, David Horr, Horr, Novak & Skipp, Miami, FL, for defendant.


ORDER DISMISSING CASES WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIR REFILING IN AN APPROPRIATE FORUM

HIGHSMITH, District Judge.

THESE CAUSES are before the Court for review. The pending motions posit an interesting query: may this Court entertain a diversity action, when a Florida court has dismissed an identical prior state court action for forum non conveniens? As explained below, this Court's diversity jurisdiction will not sustain such an action. These...

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