Legal Opinion
Publicidad Vepaco, C.A. v. Mezerhane
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 14, 2015No. 13-0298PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROTHENBERG, J,
Publicidad Vepaco, C.A. and LaTele Television, C.A. (collectively, “the Plaintiffs”) appeal the trial court’s final order dismissing their -action against Nelson Mezerhane (“Mezerhane”) and Rogelio Trujillo (“Trujillo”) (collectively, “the Defendants”) on forum non conveniens grounds and for failure to join indispensable parties. We reverse.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The Plaintiffs, two Venezuelan corporations, filed the instant action in Florida against the Defendants, who both reside in Florida, alleging that the Defendants stole and converted approximately $72 million…
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