10 July 2026
Court Denies NCLH Bid to Move Frank Del Rio Suit to Business Division
A Miami-Dade judge has denied Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ bid to move Frank Del Rio’s consulting-pay lawsuit to the court’s Complex Business Litigation Division, keeping the case on a fast track toward a projected March 2027 trial.
The one-page order, dated July 8 and filed July 9, states that the motion to transfer was heard and denied. It followed a Zoom hearing held July 8 before the Honorable Gina Beovides, and bears the signature of Chief Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan.
The ruling means the case remains in the court’s general jurisdiction division, where a July 4 case management order placed it on the streamlined pathway with a projected trial date of March 21, 2027 and mandatory mediation ahead of trial.