Legal Opinion
SME Racks, Inc. v. Sistemas Mecanicos Para Electronica, S.A.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 24, 2004No. 03-12572PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKETT, Circuit Judge:
SME Racks, Inc. (“SME Racks”) and Valtec Information Systems, Inc. (“Val-tec”), two Florida corporations, and Rafael A. Castro (“Castro”), a Florida citizen,1 appeal the dismissal of their suit against a Spanish corporation, Sistemas Mecánicos Para Electrónica, S.A. (“Sistemas Mecáni-cos”), arising out of their purchase of allegedly defective goods. The question on appeal is whether the district court abused its discretion in dismissing this case on grounds of forum non conveniens.2 We find that the district court abused its discretion by failing to apply the strong…
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- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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- C.A. La Seguridad, as Subrogee v. Transytur Line, in Personam and M/v Nela Altomare, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., in RemCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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