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CORTEZ v. PALACE RESORTS, INC.

No. SC11-1908.

123 So.3d 1085 (2013)

Shahla M. Rabie CORTEZ, Petitioner, v. PALACE RESORTS, INC., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied October 1, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Diaz, Jr. , Carlos F. Gonzalez , Gary E. Davidson , and Xingjian Zhao of Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP, Miami, FL, for Petitioner.

Ricardo J. Cata and Ronnie Guillen of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, Miami, FL, for Respondent.

Joel S. Perwin , Miami, FL, for Amicus Curiae The Florida Justice Association.

Catherine B. Chapman of Guilday, Tucker, Schwartz & Simpson, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, for Amicus Curiae The Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Inc.

PARIENTE, J.

The underlying question in this case is whether the forum non conveniens doctrine was erroneously applied to force a United States citizen to litigate her negligence action in Mexico, when her lawsuit was filed against a corporation with its primary place of business in Florida and where the allegations of the complaint relate to an incident that took place in Mexico but center on conduct occurring in Florida. In Rabie Cortez v. Palace Holdings, S...

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