Insurance Co. of North America v. S/S OCEANIS

OPINION

SAND, District Judge.

Plaintiff Insurance Company of North America brings this action against Defendants C.N. Lloyd Brasileiro (“Brasileiro”), the charterer of the SS OCEANIS, and Atlántica Companhia Naviera (“Atlántica”), the owner of the OCEANIS. Plaintiff seeks $200,000 for alleged damage to a cargo of resin shipped from the ports of Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande, Brazil, for transportation to Boston, Massachusetts. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants’ issuance of “clean on board” bills of lading despite the fact that there were notations of damage on the mate’s receipt…