Legal Opinion
Morales v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided February 27, 2006No. Civil 05-1615 (JAG)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GARCIA-GREGORY, District Judge.
On June 8, 2005, Plaintiffs Edwin Vazquez Ortiz (“Vazquez”) and his wife, Luz R. Diaz Morales (“Diaz”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed a personal injury action against Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (“RCC”) (Docket No. 1). On September 26, 2005, RCC moved to dismiss the complaint for improper venue (Docket No. 7). On October 26, 2005, Plaintiffs filed an opposition (Docket No. 10). For the reasons discussed below, the Court DENIES the motion to dismiss, but transfers the case to the appropriate venue.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND 1
On September 5, 2003,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. ShuteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Mary Lousararian v. Royal Caribbean Corp., as Successor in Interest to Royal Caribbean LimitedCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Silva v. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Kathryn J. Shankles v. Costa Armatori, S.P.A., Isolina Vazquez GastonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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