Legal Opinion
Uniwire Trading LLC v. M/V Wladyslaw Orkan
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 30, 2008No. 07 Civ. 3427 (NRB)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NAOMI REICE BUCHWALD, District Judge.
Uniwire Trading LLC (“Uniwire”) brought this maritime action to recover for cargo damage allegedly sustained during a voyage to the United States aboard the MW Wladyslaw Orkan (“Orkan”). Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b) on the basis of the forum selection clause in the bills of lading, which, they contend, designates the district courts of Gdansk, Poland as the exclusive forum for this action. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted in part and denied in part.
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