Legal Opinion
In Re M/V Rickmers Genoa Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 31, 2009No. 05 Civ. 4261 (LAP)(THK), 05 Civ. 6226 (LAP)(THK), 05 Civ. 8841 (LAP)(THK), 05 Civ. 9472 (LAP)(THK)PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LORETTA A. PRESKA, District Judge.
This Opinion concerns the extent of a cargo buyer’s liability in the context of maritime disaster litigation. The buyer here, ESM Group, Inc. (“ESM Group”), purchased 900 tons of a granulated magnesium-based desulphurization reagent, known by the trade name “Super-Sul Mg-89” (“SS-89”), from its wholly-owned subsidiary, ESM (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (“ESMT”). While en route on the high seas, the SS-89 allegedly caused or contributed to an explosion and fire aboard the MTV RICKMERS (the “RICKMERS”), the transporting vessel. The vessel owners (the “Rickmers…
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