Legal Opinion

Geoffrey Scimone v. Carnival Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 1, 2013No. 13-12291PublishedCited by 181 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

In 2012, one of Appellants’ cruise ships, the Costa Concordia, ran aground off the coast of Italy. In the wake of the accident, many of the Costa Concordia’s passengers sued Appellants (collectively referred to in this opinion as “Carnival”), filing dozens of actions in forums both in the United States and around the world. This appeal concerns two separate actions in particular, filed by groups of fifty-six and forty-eight plaintiffs in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. Carnival removed both actions to the United States District Court for…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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  2. Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. MoitieSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Katie Lowery v. Honeywell International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Andrew Pretka v. Kolter City Plaza II, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  5. Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. KnowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013

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3Cited by181 opinions

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  4. American Civil Rights Union v. Brenda SnipesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019
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