Legal Opinion

Pinder v. Moscetti

District Court, S.D. Florida

Decided July 10, 2008No. Case 08-20602-CIVPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Order Granting Motion to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens and Closing Case

ADALBERTO JORDAN, District Judge.

Ms. Pinder filed this wrongful death action under the Death on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C. § 30302 (“DOHSA”), 1 alleg ing that Mr. Moscetti’s negligence caused the boat accident that ultimately killed her husband. Ms. Pinder also sued Nautae, the Florida corporation that owned Mr. Moscetti’s boat. The accident occurred in the territorial waters of the Bahamas, and the defendants moved to dismiss for forum non conveniens. For the reasons stated below, the defendants’ motion to dismiss…

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