Legal Opinion
Gomez v. Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 8, 1997No. Civil 96-2325(SEC)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CASELLAS, District Judge.
Pending before the Court is a the motion for transfer of venue filed by defendant Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (“RCCL”) (Docket # 17). Upon review of the parties’ arguments and the applicable law, defendants’ motions for transfer is GRANTED.
Factual Background
RCCL is a Liberian corporation having its principal place of business in Miami, Florida, which operates several cruise ships, some of which, as the “LEGEND OF THE SEAS”, (“Legend”) depart from San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1
On or about September 1995, codefendant A & A Tours (A & A) 2 requested of RCCL…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. ShuteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Mary Lousararian v. Royal Caribbean Corp., as Successor in Interest to Royal Caribbean LimitedCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Nettie Effron v. Sun Line Cruises, Inc. And Sun Line Greece Special Shipping Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Dominguez v. Eli Lilly and Co.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1997
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Lurie v. Norwegian Cruise Lines, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- Schlessinger v. Holland America, N.V.California Court of Appeal · 2004
- Walker v. Carnival Cruise LinesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1999
- Silverman v. Carvel Corp.District Court, W.D. New York · 2001
- Smith v. DoeDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1998
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