Legal Opinion
Banco Mercantil, S.A. v. Hernandez Arencibia
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 21, 1996No. Civil 94-1699 (HL)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant’s second motion to dismiss on the grounds of forum non conveniens and Plaintiffs opposition thereto. (Dkt. Nos. 48, 53, 57). The Court denied the first motion to dismiss on these grounds because Defendant did not present any evidence that the Dominican Republic was an adequate alternative forum and sufficiently more convenient than the Puerto Rico forum. See Opinion and Order, March 19, 1996, Dkt. No. 43. In his second round, Defendant has stocked his arsenal with heavier artillery. After weighing the evidence presented…
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