VALDIVIA v. PRESTIGE CRUISES, N.V.

No. 4D04-1942.

898 So.2d 271 (2005)

Marlon VALDIVIA, Appellant, v. PRESTIGE CRUISES, N.V. and CSCS International, N.V., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca B. Watford of Watford, Perez & Esco, LLC, Miami, and Downs & Associates, Coral Gables, for appellant.

Robert S. Glazier of the Law Office of Robert S. Glazier, Miami, and Richard J. McAlpin of McAlpin & Brais, Miami, for appellees.


PER CURIAM.

We affirm the trial court's dismissal of this seaman's personal injury suit on forum non conveniens grounds. In dismissing this case, the trial court properly applied the analysis required by Kinney System, Inc. v. Continental Insurance Co., 674 So.2d 86 (Fla.1996), and rule 1.061(a) of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. The Kinney factors provide the proper analysis for maritime cases filed in...

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