Legal Opinion
Iragorri v. International Elevator, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 30, 2000No. 99-1188PublishedCited by 308 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
After Mauricio Iragorri plummeted down an elevator shaft to his death, his widow sued various entities, including International Elevator, Inc. (IEI), alleging culpable negligence. 1 The United States District Court for the District of Maine dismissed the claim against IEI on forum non conveniens grounds. Discerning no abuse of discretion, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A native of Colombia, Iragorri emigrated to the United States with his wife and two young children in the early 1980s. The family settled in Florida, and all four became naturalized citizens in 1989. In the fall of…
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