Legal Opinion
Klinghoffer v. S.N.C. Achille Lauro Ed Altrigestione Motonave Achille Lauro in Amministrazione Straordinaria
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 23, 1992No. 85 Civ. 9303(LLS), 85 Civ. 9708(LLS), 86 Civ. 4657(LLS), 86 Civ. 6332(LLS), 88 Civ. 7137(LLS), 88 Civ. 7281(LLS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
STANTON, District Judge.
The Klinghoffer and Chasser cases were brought in late 1985, following the piratical hijacking of the vessel “Achille Lauro” in the Mediterranean Sea and the murder of Leon Klinghoffer by (plaintiffs claim) members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (“PLO”) that October.
The vessel’s owner moved for dismissal on the basis of forum-selection clauses in the tickets of passage, which provided that passengers’ suits against the vessel’s owner must be brought in Naples, Italy. This court denied the motion, concluding that:
[A]s a whole ... the ticket…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Lauro Lines S.R.L. v. ChasserSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Laufer v. OstrowNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Klinghoffer v. S.N.C. Achille Lauro Ed Altrigestione Motonave Achille Lauro in Amministrazione StraordinariaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- Chasser v. Achille Lauro LinesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Knox v. Palestine Liberation OrganizationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
- Estate of Klieman by and Through Kesner v. Palestinian Auth.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
- Williams v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1997
- Klinghoffer v. S.N.C. Achille Lauro Ed Altri-Gestione Motonave Achille Lauro in Amministrazione StraordinariaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993