Legal Opinion

Leopard Marine & Trading, Ltd. v. Easy St. Ltd.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided July 13, 2018No. Docket No. 16-1356-cv; August Term, 2016PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge Debra Ann Livingston dissents in a separate opinion.

POOLER, Circuit Judge:

We decide here whether Easy Street Ltd., a Cypriot fuel supply company, has a valid maritime lien against a vessel, the M/V Densa Leopard (the "Vessel"). A maritime lien is "[a] lien on a vessel," given for one of several purposes, including "to secure the claim of a creditor who provided maritime services to the vessel." Black's Law Dictionary 1065 (10th ed. 2014). In this case, the Vessel's owner, Leopard Marine & Trading, Ltd., a Maltese company, sued for a declaratory judgment that Easy *179Street may not exercise…

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