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Fisk v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided March 4, 2005No. 30041PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURDICK, Justice.

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., (Royal Caribbean) appeals the district court’s denial of its I.R.C.P. 12(b) motion to dismiss an action brought against it by Betty Fisk for having been filed in an improper forum. Under principles of federal maritime law, Royal Caribbean seeks enforcement of a forum selection clause in the cruise ticket contract signed by Fisk. We reverse the district court and remand for further proceedings.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Fisk was a ticketed passenger aboard the Royal Caribbean liner Viking Serenade for a four-night Baja Mexican cruise in…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. ShuteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  4. Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. The LottawannaSupreme Court of the United States · 1875

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Lee v. NickersonIdaho Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Garcia v. WindleyIdaho Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Gibson v. Ada CountyIdaho Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Beach Lateral Water Users Ass'n v. HarrisonIdaho Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Ogden v. GriffithIdaho Supreme Court · 2010

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