Reino De España v. American Bureau of Shipping, Inc.

LIVINGSTON, Circuit Judge:

In November 2002, the oil tanker Prestige sank off the northwestern coast of Spain, releasing large quantities of oil into the ocean. Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant Reino de España (“Spain” or “Plaintiff’) alleges that this oil, on washing up on the Spanish coastline, caused serious environmental and economic damage to Spain and its citizens. Spain, in reaction to the alleged effects of this marine casualty, brought suit against DefendanWCounter-Claimant-Appellee American Bureau of Shipping (“ABS”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Defendants”).

ABS is a…