Taisho Marine & Fire Insurance v. Maersk Line, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, District Judge.

Taisho Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Limited (“Taisho”) as subrogee of Hamai Machine Tools of America, Inc. (“Hamai”) sues Maersk Line, Inc. (“Maersk Line”), Bridge Terminal Transport, Inc. (“Bridge Terminal”) and the vessel M/V Arnold Maersk (the “Vessel”) (defendants will be collectively referred to as “Maersk,” treated for convenience as a singular noun), charging damage to some Hamai-manufactured machinery while it was being shipped from Tokyo, Japan to Chicago, Illinois. Taisho sues under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (“COGSA,”…