Legal Opinion
Dow Chemical Pacific Ltd. v. Rascator Maritime S.A.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 9, 1984No. 79 Civ. 3131 (KTD), 80 Civ. 0359 (KTD)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge:
Old fashioned piracy on the high seas and overwhelming greed are at the heart of this case. What makes the case unusual, however, is that the leader of the pirates is not a swashbuckling Long John Silver, but a grasping avaricious New York ophthalmologist who used other people and corporate shells to work his nefarious schemes. Once placed in th'e position where he might have to face justice, like a story-book pirate, the villain has lied and hidden in his attempt to avoid the repayment of the damages he has caused. His contempt for the law is truly…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Nichimen Company, Inc. v. M. v. Farland, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and A/s Vigra, Defendants-Appellants-Appellees v. Seaboard Shipping Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Caemint Food, Inc. v. Lloyd Brasileiro, Companhia De NavegacaoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Kirno Hill Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant v. Thomas J. Holt, Holt Hauling & Warehousing Systems, Inc., and Holt Marine Terminal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Faraci v. Hickey-Freeman Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Dow Chemical Pacific Ltd. v. Rascator Maritime S.A., Intra-Span, Inc., Mahmud Ahmed, A/K/A Mahmud Sipra, Miles A. Galin, M.D., the Sanko Steamship Co., Ltd., Sanko Kisen (u.s.a.) Corp., M/v Ogden Fraser, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and Ogden Fraser Transport, Inc., Rascator Maritime S.A., Intra-Span, Inc., Mahmud Sipra, Miles A. Galin, M.D., and M/v Ogden Fraser, the Sanko Steamship Co., Ltd., Sanko Kisen (u.s.a.) Corp., Ogden Fraser Transport, Inc., Manuel International Inc. And Manuel International D.I.S.C., Inc., Plaintiffs v. Rascator Maritime S.A., Intra-Span, Inc., Mahmud Ahmed, A/K/A Mahmud Sipra, Miles A. Galin, M.D., the Sanko Steamship Co., Ltd., Sanko Kisen (u.s.a.) Corp., M/v Ogden Fraser, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and Ogden Fraser Transport, Inc., Rascator Maritime S.A., Intra-Span, Inc., Mahmud Sipra, Miles A. Galin, M.D., and M/v Ogden Fraser, the Sanko Steamship Co., Ltd., Sanko Kisen (u.s.a.) Corp., Ogden Fraser Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Sanko Steamship Co. v. GalinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Dow Chemical Pacific Ltd. v. Rascator Maritime S.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- B.S. Livingston Export Corp. v. M/V Ogden FraserDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- ETS Gustave Brunet, S.A. v. M.V. "Nedlloyd Rosario"District Court, S.D. New York · 1996
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