White et al v. Royal Caribbean Group
Plaintiff: TERRY WHITE and MEGAN KLEWIN
Defendant: Royal Caribbean Group
Case Number: 1:2025cv24972
Filed: October 28, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Ellen F D'Angelo
Referring Judge: William P Dimitrouleas
Nature of Suit: Marine
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 20, 2026 Filing 31 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has accepted the address information change request as submitted through attorneys PACER account for attorney George Sebastian Florez (pt)
March 20, 2026 Filing 30 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has accepted the address information change request as submitted through attorneys PACER account for attorney Michael Stewart Del Duca (pt)
March 20, 2026 Filing 29 NOTICE of Change of Address/Contact Information; by George Sebastian Florez (Florez, George)
March 20, 2026 Filing 28 NOTICE of Change of Address/Contact Information; by Michael Stewart Del Duca (Del Duca, Michael)
March 18, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER granting #26 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Rosario Kyle Sorrentino representing White, Terry (Plaintiff) and Klewin, Megan (Plaintiff) withdrawn from case. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 3/18/2026. See attached document for full details. (ls)
March 17, 2026 Filing 26 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney for Plaintiff by Rosario K. Sorrentino for / by Terry White. Responses due by 3/31/2026. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sorrentino, Rosario)
March 17, 2026 Filing 25 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has accepted the address and email information change requests as submitted through attorneys PACER account for attorney Richard James McAlpin (pt)
March 17, 2026 Filing 24 NOTICE of Change of Address/Contact Information; by Richard James McAlpin (McAlpin, Richard)
March 16, 2026 Filing 23 ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Amended Complaint by Royal Caribbean Group. (Florez, George)
March 2, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTS II AND III OF PLAINTIFFS' AMENDED COMPLAINT re #14 Motion to Dismiss, is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. The standard of care that applies to Count II is the ordinary reasonable care standard. The remainder of the Motion to Dismiss is DENIED. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 3/2/2026. See attached document for full details. (ebz)
February 11, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER SCHEDULING MEDIATION before Mediator Cori Meltzer. Mediation Hearing set for 7/7/2026 10:30 AM. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 2/11/2026. See attached document for full details. (ebz)
February 10, 2026 Filing 20 REPLY in Support of Motion re #14 MOTION to Dismiss #12 Amended Complaint/Amended Notice of Removal Counts II and III of Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint. filed by Royal Caribbean Group. (Del Duca, Michael)
February 10, 2026 Filing 19 NOTICE of Mediator Selection and Hearing. Selected/Added Cori Flam Meltzer as Mediator. Mediation Hearing set for 7/7/2026 at 10:30 a.m.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Aronfeld, Spencer)
February 3, 2026 Filing 18 RESPONSE in Opposition re #14 MOTION to Dismiss #12 Amended Complaint/Amended Notice of Removal Counts II and III of Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint filed by Megan Klewin, Terry White. Replies due by 2/10/2026. (Hayashi, Matthias)
January 27, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER SETTING DISCOVERY PROCEDURES. Signed by Magistrate Judge Ellen F. D'Angelo on 1/27/2026. See attached document for full details. (ebz)
January 26, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER SETTING TRIAL DATE & DISCOVERY DEADLINES, REFERRING CASE TO MEDIATION & REFERRING DISCOVERY MOTIONS TO UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE: ( Jury Trial set for 4/19/2027 in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge William P. Dimitrouleas, Calendar Call set for 4/16/2027 10:00 AM in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge William P. Dimitrouleas.), ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mediation. ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Ellen F. D'Angelo for Discovery Matters. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 1/27/2026. See attached document for full details. (ebz) #Pattern Jury Instruction Builder - To access the latest, up to date changes to the 11th Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions go to https://pji.ca11.uscourts.gov or click here.
January 26, 2026 Filing 15 Joint SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by Royal Caribbean Group (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Proposed Order)(Del Duca, Michael)
January 20, 2026 Filing 14 MOTION to Dismiss #12 Amended Complaint/Amended Notice of Removal Counts II and III of Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint by Royal Caribbean Group. Responses due by 2/3/2026. (Florez, George)
January 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER DENYING AS MOOT DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS. Defendant's Motion to Dismiss DE #11 is hereby DENIED as moot. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 1/6/2026. See attached document for full details. (ebz)
January 5, 2026 Filing 12 First AMENDED COMPLAINT against Royal Caribbean Group, filed by Terry White, Megan Klewin.(Hayashi, Matthias)
December 22, 2025 Filing 11 MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint, Count III of Plaintiffs' Complaint by Royal Caribbean Group. Responses due by 1/5/2026. (McAlpin, Richard)
December 9, 2025 Filing 10 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael Stewart Del Duca on behalf of Royal Caribbean Group. Attorney Michael Stewart Del Duca added to party Royal Caribbean Group(pty:dft). (Del Duca, Michael)
December 9, 2025 Filing 9 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Richard James McAlpin on behalf of Royal Caribbean Group. Attorney Richard James McAlpin added to party Royal Caribbean Group(pty:dft). (McAlpin, Richard)
December 9, 2025 Filing 8 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by George Sebastian Florez on behalf of Royal Caribbean Group. Attorney George Sebastian Florez added to party Royal Caribbean Group(pty:dft). (Florez, George)
December 5, 2025 Filing 7 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Terry White, Megan Klewin. Royal Caribbean Group served on 12/1/2025, response/answer due 12/22/2025. (Aronfeld, Spencer)
October 31, 2025 Filing 6 Plaintiff's NOTICE OF FILING EXHIBITS by Megan Klewin, Terry White re #1 Complaint, (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Decree granting probate, #2 Exhibit Letters Testamentary, #3 Exhibit Combined Drink Receipts) (Aronfeld, Spencer)
October 30, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER REQUIRING COUNSEL TO MEET, FILE JOINT SCHEDULING REPORT AND JOINT DISCOVERY REPORT. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 10/30/2025. See attached document for full details. (jas)
October 30, 2025 Filing 4 NOTICE The Court hereby provides notice to all parties that counsel of record for Plaintiff, Matthias Masayasu Hayashi, Esq., was a summer intern in the undersigned's chambers in 2012. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 10/30/2025. See attached document for full details. (mee)
October 28, 2025 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Royal Caribbean Group. (cwc)
October 28, 2025 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge William P. Dimitrouleas. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Ellen F. D'Angelo is available to handle any or all proceedings in this case. If agreed, parties should complete and file the Consent form found on our website. It is not necessary to file a document indicating lack of consent. (cwc)
October 28, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Royal Caribbean Group. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-18906986, filed by TERRY WHITE, MEGAN KLEWIN. (Attachments: #1 Summon(s), #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Aronfeld, Spencer) Modified Text on 10/28/2025 (cwc).

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Plaintiff: TERRY WHITE
Represented By: Spencer Marc Aronfeld
Represented By: Matthias Masayasu Hayashi
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Plaintiff: MEGAN KLEWIN
Represented By: Spencer Marc Aronfeld
Represented By: Matthias Masayasu Hayashi
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Defendant: Royal Caribbean Group
Represented By: Michael Stewart Del Duca
Represented By: George Sebastian Florez
Represented By: Richard James McAlpin
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