Ri.Va Marmi S.N.C. v. Iberia Tiles Corp.

The Appellant, Ri.Va Marmi S.N.C. (Marmi), seeks reversal of an order denying its motion to abate the underlying action. We treat this appeal as a petition for writ of certiorari, grant the petition, and remand with instructions to abate the underlying action.

Marmi, an Italian corporation, sued Iberia Tiles Corporation (Iberia) in Verona, Italy, regarding a contract dispute. After Marmi served Iberia, Iberia sued Marmi in the Miami-Dade circuit court concerning the same contract dispute. Marmi asserts that the trial court erred by refusing to abate the later-filed Miami-Dade suit because both…