Legal Opinion
Russo v. Sea World of Florida, Inc.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided March 23, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-0172 LPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, District Judge.
This matter is presently before the Court on the motion to dismiss of defendant Sea World of Florida, Inc. (“Sea World”). Sea World maintains that it does not have the requisite level of minimum contacts with Rhode Island to subject it to this forum’s in personam jurisdiction.
Plaintiff Rita Russo (“Russo”), a Rhode Island resident, filed the instant diversity action after she was involved in a slip and fall accident in Florida. Russo fell over a baby stroller in a restaurant at defendant’s Orlando facility. Sea World is not incorporated or qualified…
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