DocketNumber: No. 4D99-3478
Judges: Gross, Hazouri, Warner
Filed Date: 9/20/2000
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 10/18/2024
We affirm the trial court’s dismissal of appellant’s complaint on forum non conve-niens grounds pursuant to rule 1.061(a) of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. Appellant filed a complaint asserting that statements made in a brief filed in a Michigan court, in connection with Michigan litigation between appellant and appellee, were libelous. While both appellant and appellee are part-time residents of Florida, all of the matters relating to the cause of action occurred in Michigan. The private interest factors enumerated in Kinney System, Inc. v. Continental Insurance Co.,