Pablo Membreno v. Costa Crociere S.P.A.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Pablo Membreño appeals the district court’s order dismissing his suit based on the Jones Act and general maritime law for forum non conveniens. He also appeals the district court’s determination that the law of the United States does not apply to his case.
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Membreño, a Honduran citizen and resident, was employed by Cruise Ships Catering & Service International, N.V. (“CSCS”) as an oiler on two ships owned by Costa Crociere, S.p.A. (“Costa”). CSCS is a Netherlands Antilles company whose only land-based office is in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Costa is an Italian corporation, headquartered in…
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