Legal Opinion
Leslie v. Carnival Corp.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 2, 2008No. 3D06-2228, 3D06-2226PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShepherd, J.
In these consolidated maritime personal injury actions, we must determine whether the trial court erred by enforcing a forum-selection clause in form contracts issued by Carnival Cruise Lines to Kathryn Barry and Thomas Leslie, two of its fare-paying customers, prior to embarking on their respective Carnival cruises. 1 The clause, which undoubtedly appears in nearly all commercial passage contracts currently issued by Carnival to its fare-paying customers, directs that passenger law suits arising out of a passenger’s cruise be filed exclusively in the United States District Court for the…
2Cases cited17 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
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Carmela Deroy v. Carnival CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
- Leslie v. Carnival Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
- Korman v. Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
- Carnival Corp. v. GarciaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
- Spivey-Ferguson v. Carnival Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
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