District Court, S.D. New York August 17, 2006, 05 CIV. 10848(CM) (Ramírez De Arellano v. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.)

DECISION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS THE ACTION ON THE GROUND OF

FORUM NON CON-VENIENS

McMAHON, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiffs claims stem from the alleged theft of her valuables from a safe in her room at the Westin Palace Hotel in Madrid, Spain, on January 5, 2005.