Legal Opinion
Fournier v. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 12, 2012No. 12 Civ. 143 (NRB)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NAOMI REICE BUCHWALD, District Judge.
Alison Fournier (“Fournier”) commenced this diversity action against Star-wood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (“Starwood” or the “Company”) after a fellow guest of Hotel Kamp in Helsinki, Finland allegedly assaulted her. Tn the instant' motion, Starwood seeks to dismiss this action on the basis of forum non conveniens. For the reasons set forth below, we deny Starwood’s motion.
BACKGROUND1
Fournier is a former vice president of an investment banking firm in New York City. (Compl. ¶ 9.) In January 2011, Fournier stayed at Hotel Kamp…
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