Volkswagen De Mexico, S.A. v. Germanischer Lloyd

AMENDED OPINION AND ORDER

CEDARBAUM, District Judge.

These related admiralty actions, both of which were filed in February 1990, arise out of the disappearance and presumed loss of the M/V Tuxpan (“Tuxpan”) in the North Atlantic in February, 1987. Plaintiffs are shippers, consignees, owners, and insurers of cargo that was lost when the Tuxpan disappeared. Defendants Krupp MaK Maschinenbau GmbH (“Krupp”), the builder of the Tuxpan’s engine, and J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft, GmbH & Co. (“Sietas”), the builder of the Tuxpan, move to dismiss these actions for lack of personal jurisdiction. Krupp,…