Legal Opinion
Ibeto Petrochemical Industries, Ltd. v. M/T "Beffen"
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 21, 2005No. 05 Civ. 2590PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Ibeto Petrochemical Industries, Ltd. (“Ibeto”) filed suit against M/T Beffen (“Beffen”) and Bryggen Shipping and Trading (collectively, “defendants”) when base oil shipped by defendants from the United States to Nigeria in the Beffen allegedly arrived contaminated. 1 On March 4, 2005, plaintiff filed suit in this Court for breach of defendants’ “duties to the plaintiff as common carrier by water for hire.” 2 Plaintiff now moves for voluntary dismissal of this suit under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2). 3 Defendants oppose…
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