Legal Opinion
Weinberg v. Grand Circle Travel, LCC
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 19, 2012No. Civil Action No. 11-11676-WGYPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
This negligence action explorés the limits of this Court’s power to exercise in personam jurisdiction over a foreign defendant. It involves two Florida residents who planned an African safari vacation with a Massachusetts travel agent, only to become the victims of a tragic hot air balloon crash in the Serengeti. One victim was killed in the crash and the other, the deceased’s fiancée, sustained severe bodily injuries, allegedly due to the negligence of the balloon company. The deceased’s estate and the surviving victim now seek to hold the travel…
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