Legal Opinion
Loya v. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 2, 2009No. 07-35571PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYMER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves applicability of the doctrine of forum non conveniens to claims arising out of the death of a Washington resident while scuba diving off the coast of Mexico on an expedition arranged by the resort at which he was staying in Cabo San Lucas. In particular, it poses the question whether a claim implicating the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA), 46 U.S.C. § 30301 et seq., is subject to dismissal on the basis oí forum non conveniens. The district court, relying on the D.C. Circuit’s opinion in Pain v. United Tech. Corp., 637 F.2d 775, 780-81 (D.C.Cir.…
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