Legal Opinion
Melnik v. Cunard Line Ltd.
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided November 4, 1994No. 5:94-cv-00774PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION & ORDER
POOLER, District Judge.
Defendant Cunard Line Limited (“Cunard”) moves to transfer this personal injury action to the Southern District of New York. Cunard relies on a forum selection clause in the ticket purchased by plaintiff Margaret Kearney Melnik (“Melnik”) for a voyage aboard defendant’s cruise ship. In the alternative, Cunard moves for transfer of venue or dismissal of the action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1406(a), 1404(a). Oral argument took place on October 3, 1994. 1
BACKGROUND
Melnik commenced this action in New York State Supreme Court, Onondaga County, in…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. ShuteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Rita Patricia Keefe v. Bahama Cruise Line, Inc., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Archawski v. HaniotiSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Wallis v. Princess Cruises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Wallis v. Princess Cruises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Walker v. Carnival Cruise LinesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2000
- Lurie v. Norwegian Cruise Lines, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- O'BRIEN v. Okemo Mountain, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1998
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