ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES, LTD. v. Whitefield

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS

K. MICHAEL MOORE, District Judge.

THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (dkt. #33).

UPON CONSIDERATION of the Motion, the Responses, the pertinent portions of the record, and being otherwise fully advised in the premises, the Court enters the following Order.

I. BACKGROUND

This case is a declaratory judgment action involving the right of a cruise ship employee to receive maintenance and cure benefits. Decedent Eduardo Whitefield (“Whitefield”) was employed by Plaintiff Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (“Royal Caribbean”) until…