Legal Opinion
Guidi v. Inter-Continental Hotels Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 16, 2000No. Nos. 97-7973, 99-7623PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
OAKES, Senior Circuit Judge:
Karen Guidi, Eve Hoffman, Merrill Kramer, and Lois Kramer (“Plaintiffs”) sued Inter-Continental Hotels Corporation and other defendants (collectively “IHC”) on personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from a shooting in an Egyptian hotel managed by IHC. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Loretta A. Preska, Judge, dismissed Plaintiffs’ action on the ground of forum non conveniens, concluding that Egypt was the better forum for their suit. Plaintiffs now appeal this dismissal, arguing that the District…
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