Legal Opinion
Smolnikar v. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided May 10, 2011No. Case 08-23549-CIVPublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order Granting Motion for Summary Judgment
ADALBERTO JORDAN, District Judge.
Following oral argument and a review of the record, and for the reasons stated below, Royal Caribbean Cruises’ motion for summary judgment [D.E. 103] is granted.
I. Background and Facts
This action arises from injuries sustained by Ms. Smolnikar in July of 2008 while participating on an offshore “zip line” excursion tour in Montego Bay, Jamaica, during a cruise aboard the Liberty of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean Cruises passenger vessel. The excursion was owned and operated by Chukka Caribbean Adventures Ltd., which, on…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
38 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by77 opinions
- Patricia Franza v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Ceithaml v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2016
- Brown v. Carnival Corp.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2016
- Lugo v. Carnival Corp.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2015
- Aronson v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2014
72 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.