Wrongful Death Suit Against Marriott, Franchisee Survives Reconsideration Of Dismissal

Mealey's (July 19, 2019, 12:16 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A Massachusetts woman who sued a hotel franchisor and franchisee in a federal court in Massachusetts after her husband and son drowned in a pool at a Canadian hotel may proceed with her wrongful death suit after showing that the federal court has personal jurisdiction over the defendants, a federal judge ruled July 8, adding that the defendants may renew their motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens after limited discovery (Chimene Mbague Nandjou, et al. v. Marriott International, Inc., et al., No. 18-12230, D. Mass., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112310)....