Legal Opinion
Patricia Esfeld v. Costa Crociere
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 30, 2002No. 01-11072 to 01-11074PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellants Belle and Stanley Bestor, Eleanor and Julian Cohon, and Patricia and Donald Esfeld challenge the district court’s dismissal of their diversity suits brought against Costa Crociere, S.P.A. (“Costa”), for personal injuries that they sustained while on a guided van tour of Vietnam. The question on appeal is whether, under the Eñe 1 doctrine, state or federal law on forum non conveniens should apply in diversity cases. Since we disagree with the district court’s conclusion that state law should apply, we REVERSE.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Automobile Accident in…
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