Miami partners Russell M. Pfeifer and Gustavo A. Martinez Tristani and associate Jackson G. Adams secured dismissal of a maritime personal injury lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The plaintiff, a Canadian citizen, filed a lawsuit seeking damages against a major cruise liner and its independent contractor, our client, for injuries sustained during an offshore excursion at the Krka National Park in Croatia. Despite the federal court having admiralty jurisdiction to adjudicate the claim against the cruise liner, Russell, Gus, and Jack persuaded the District Court that it lacked both diversity jurisdiction and admiralty jurisdiction to entertain the claims against their client, securing the complete dismissal of the action on those grounds on the eve of trial. The victory and corresponding 15-page order constitute an impactful precedent as it distinguishes the factual pattern in this case from a long line of cases decided by federal courts in Florida that routinely exercised admiralty jurisdiction in cases of similar nature against cruise lines and their shore excursion operators.