Legal Opinion
Saudi v. Acomarit Maritimes Services, S.A.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 31, 2003No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 01-4301PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BAYLSON, District Judge.
In Wagner’s opera, The Flying Dutchman, the hero, a ship captain, is consigned by fate to sail the seas in virtual perpetuity and may land only once every seven years. Wagner’s opera sets to music an ancient legend; its modern incarnation are the ocean-going supertankers, which are so large, they cannot dock in any port. For good business reasons, they are usually owned by foreign corporations and avoid transactions in the United States, which may subject them to the jurisdiction of U.S. courts. The cargo on these huge vessels must be unloaded many miles…
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