TROTTER v. 7R HOLDINGS LLC

No. 16-1967.

873 F.3d 435 (2017)

Michelle TROTTER, Appellant v. 7R HOLDINGS LLC; Luis A. Rubi Gonzalez; M/Y Olga.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: October 12, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Friedberg , [ARGUED], Sarah L. Bunge , Law Offices of Friedberg & Bunge, 610 West Ash Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 6814, San Diego, CA 92166, Counsel for Appellant.

Jennifer P. Brooks , Kelly Nicole H. Charles-Collins , Michael J. Dono , [ARGUED], Jennifer Quildon Miller , Hamilton Miller & Birthisel, 150 Southeast Second Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33131, Counsel for Appellees.

Before: GREENAWAY, JR., SHWARTZ, and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

In this appeal, we must determine whether the District Court properly exercised its power to dismiss a case pursuant to the forum non conveniens doctrine when it dismissed Appellant's claims under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 30104 (2012), and general maritime laws for unseaworthiness...

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