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SCHECHTER v. TAUCK TOURS, INC.

No. 98 CIV. 4367 (LAK).

17 F.Supp.2d 255 (1998)

Martin SCHECHTER, et ano., Plaintiffs, v. TAUCK TOURS, INC., Defendant. TAUCK TOURS, INC., Third-party Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Third-party Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

August 24, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Greenberg, Goldfarb & Greenberg, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Costantino Suriano, Frank J. DeAngelis, Rodney E. Gould, Mound, Cotton & Wollan, New York, NY, for Defendant Tauck Tours, Inc.

Mary Jo White, United States Attorney, for Third-Party Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KAPLAN, District Judge.

This is a motion to dismiss a personal injury case arising from a slip and fall in Volcanoes National Park in Hawai`i on the ground of forum non conveniens or, alternatively, to transfer the action to the District of Hawai`i.

Facts

Plaintiff Martin Schechter and his wife, New York residents, booked a Hawai`ian tour with defendant Tauck Tours ("Tauck") through travel agents operating...

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