Legal Opinion
Thyssenkrupp Materials NA, Inc. v. M/V Kacey
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 16, 2017No. 15 Civ. 3800 (ER)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
Edgardo Ramos, Ü.S.D.J.
Thyssenkrupp Materials NA, Inc. (“Plaintiff’) brings this admiralty action against M/V Kacey, SPV 1 LLC (“SPV 1”) and Technomar Shipping Co. Inc. (“Tech-nomar” and together, the “Defendants”) for loss and damage to its cargo. Before this Court is the Defendants’ motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c), on the basis of a forum selection clause in the bills of *838lading issued for the shipment of Plaintiffs cargo.
For the reasons discussed below, the Defendants’ motion is GRANTED.
I. Background
Plaintiff is the owner or duly…
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