Legal Opinion
Patricia Chew, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Daren Chew, Deceased and William Chew v. Bent Dietrich
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 1, 1998No. 730, Docket 97-7476PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, District Judge:
When Daren Chew agreed to sail in a race from Newport, Rhode Island to Bermuda as a member of the crew on a yacht owned by Bent Dietrich, the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution was no doubt the furthest thing from their minds. Yet, as a result of Chew’s tragic death on the return voyage and his parents’ subsequent suit against Dietrich, this Court must explore the limits of the Due Process Clause to determine whether Dietrich, a German citizen residing in Hamburg, Germany, had sufficient contacts with the United States so that its courts may exercise…
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