Garcia v. Public Health Trust

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

Applying Florida’s choice of law principles, we affirm the district court’s ruling that an action for medical malpractice brought by an employee of a foreign agency injured in Florida is barred by Florida’s Worker’s Compensation law.

FACTS

Iberia Airlines of Spain employed Juan L. Garcia, the appellant, as a flight attendant. Iberia Airlines is an agency of the Spanish government and is incorporated under the laws of Spain. On August 3, 1984, during a flight layover in Miami, Florida, Garcia was “mugged” and beaten. Garcia sustained injury to his left wrist and received…