United States Eleventh Circuit
Aldana v. Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., 07-15471
In an action claiming that defendant caused the torture of plaintiffs based on their leadership of a Guatemalan national labor union, dismissal of the complaint on forum non conveniens grounds is affirmed where Guatemala was an available alternate forum for the claims, and all the relevant evidence was located in Guatemala.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/13/2009
- Published 08/13/2009
Judges
- MARCUS, Circuit Judge:, Before HULL, MARCUS and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Eleventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Terrence P. Collingsworth, Conrad & Scherer, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
- For Appellees:
- Brian Joseph Stack, Mindy Lee Pallot, Lazaro Fernandez, Jr., Robert Harris, Stack, Fernandez, Anderson & Harris, P.A., Miami, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.