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CORDIS CORPORATION v. KELLY LISTER
20-1674
| Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Jul 14, 2021
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*1 Before HENDON, MILLER, and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM. *2 Cordis Corporation (“Cordis”) appeals from a non-final order denying its motion to dismiss on the ground of forum non-conveniens . We affirm.

The plaintiff, Kelly Lister, brought a product liability suit against Cordis, alleging that defects in the Cordis TrapEase Permanent Inferior Vena Cava Filter (“Cordis IVC Filter”) caused her injuries. The plaintiff is a citizen and resident of the state of South Carolina. Cordis is a Florida corporation and maintains an office in Miami Lakes, Florida. Cordis’s Miami Lakes office is the central location for handling product complaints, quality control, risk management, training, and regulatory compliance involving the Cordis IVC Filter.

Following a hearing, the trial court denied Cordis’s motion to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens . Based on our review of the record, including the trial court’s order addressing each of the forum non conveniens factors, [1] we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion. As such, we affirm the order under review. Aerolineas Argentinas, S.A. v. Gimenez, 807 So. 2d 111, 113 (Fla. 3d DCA *3 2002) (stating that decision to grant or deny a forum non conveniens motion for dismissal rests in the sound discretion of the trial court).

Affirmed.

[1] The analysis for forum non conveniens is well established in Florida law. See Cortez v. Palace Resorts, 123 So. 3d 1085 (Fla. 2013); Kinney Sys., Inc. v. Cont’l Ins. Co. , 674 So. 2d 86 (Fla. 1996); Abeid-Saba v. Carnival Corp., 184 So. 3d 593, 599 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016); Telemundo Network Grp., LLC v. Azteca Int'l Corp. , 957 So. 2d 705, 709 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007); Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.061(a).

Case Details

Case Name: CORDIS CORPORATION v. KELLY LISTER
Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date Published: Jul 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-1674
Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
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