Barclays Bank, PLC v. Munoz

Appellants seek review of the denial of their motion to dismiss for improper venue and inconvenient forum. Although the trial court erred in its reasoning that it could not look beyond the four corners of the complaint, we agree with the result that the motion was properly denied.

Humberto Munoz sued Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays Miami) and Marilyn Moll for breach of a fiduciary relationship between them, alleging that they failed to follow his investment instructions and disregarded his stated investment objectives. The defendants have alleged that their advice was to utilize an offshore…