Legal Opinion
Lisa, S.A. v. Dionisio Gutierrez Mayorga
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 11, 2007No. 06-15019UnpublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Before us for review is the judgment of the district court dismissing on forum non conveniens grounds the lawsuit filed by Lisa, S.A. against various individual and corporate defendants. We afford district courts “substantial discretion” in forum non conveniens matters, Leon v. Million Air, Inc., 251 F.3d 1305, 1310 (11th Cir.2001), and will reverse only for a clear abuse of discretion, Membreno v. Costa Crociere S.p.A, 425 F.3d 932, 935-36 (11th Cir.2005) (per curiam).
Lisa, S.A. contends that the district court should not have granted the dismissal because the defendants delayed filing their…
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