Guerra v. Selsdon Maritime Corp.

SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff below, a Chilean seaman, appeals from the dismissal under the forum non conveniens doctrine of an action against his employer for personal injuries allegedly sustained while their vessel was under repair in Virginia. Even if, as the appellant argues, the action is properly maintainable under the Jones Act on the principle adopted in Hellenic Lines Ltd. v. Rhoditis, 398 U.S. 306, 90 S.Ct. 1731, 26 L.Ed.2d 252 (1970) and Rojas v. Kloster Cruise, A/S, 550 So.2d 59 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989), review denied, 562 So.2d 346 (1990), the trial court correctly concluded that…