Legal Opinion
Banco Latino v. Gomez Lopez
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided June 20, 1998No. 95-1300-CIVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER SEVERING PARTIES AND CONDITIONALLY DISMISSING CLAIMS
FERGUSON, District Judge.
THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon various Motions to Dismiss on Forum Non Conveniens grounds filed and adopted by several defendants.
Factual Background
This action arises from the collapse of the Venezuelan banking industry and the decision by Venezuelan banking authorities to intervene and assume control over Banco Latino, S.A.C.A. (“BLCA”), the country’s then second largest banking institution. There are five plaintiffs in the cause: (1) BLCA; (2) Banco Maracaibo, S.A.C.A. (“Maracaibo”), a Venezuelan bank;…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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