Kollinger v. Celebration Cruise Line, LLC

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against Celebration Cruise Line, LLC. Filing fee $ 350.00 receipt number 113C-4708857, filed by Karen Kollinger. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Hanson, Mark)

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
BROWARD DIVISION

KAREN KOLLINGER,

CASE NO.:

Plaintiff,
v.

CELEBRATION CRUISE LINE, LLC,
Defendant.

COMPLAINT

COMES NOW, Plaintiff, KAREN KOLLINGER, (hereinafter "KOLLINGER") by and
through her undersigned counsel, and sues the Defendant, CELEBRATION CRUISE LINE, LLC.
(hereinafter "CELEBRATION"), and says:

1. This is a maritime action for personal injury damages.

2. That Defendant, "CELEBRATION", is a Florida corporation, authorized to do, and doing

business, in the State of Florida, and did business in Florida as "CELEBRATION", providing
cruising voyages to paying passengers, and owned and/or operated a cruising vessel known as the
"BAHAMAS CELEBRATION".

3. That jurisdiction is proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1333, which provides

original jurisdiction to the United States District Court, exclusive of state courts, of "any civil
case of admiralty or maritime jurisdiction, saving to suitors in all cases all other remedies to
which they are otherwise entitled."

4. That venue is proper in the Southern District of Florida, Broward Division in that

Defendant "CELEBRATION'S" principal place of business is in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Florida.