Legal Opinion
Celebrity Cruises, Inc. v. Fernandes
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 5, 2014No. 14-0085 13-2612PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLS, Judge.
Celebrity Cruises, Inc., the defendant in this negligence action brought by an injured seaman, appeals from a defáult final judgment entered after its pleadings were stricken as a discovery sanction. Because the sanction order was entered without prior notice or opportunity to be heard, we reverse the judgment predicated on it and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
This action was filed on July 6, 2011, by Vicente J. Fernandes a seaman allegedly injured during a fight with another crew-member while aboard a Celebrity cruise ship. Early on and in response…
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