Legal Opinion
Petroquimica de Venezuela, S.A. v. M/T Trade Resolve
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 25, 1993No. Nos. 91 Civ. 8161 (RWS), 92 Civ. 5936 (RWS), 92 Civ. 7979 (RWS), 92 Civ. 7980 (RWS), 92 Civ. 8019 (RWS) and 92 Civ. 8020 (RWS)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWEET, District Judge.
OPINION
Certain defendants in these consolidated proceedings, all parties with interests in the ship MW Trade Resolve, have moved for an order dismissing actions against them on the grounds of forum non conveniens. For the following reasons, the motion is denied.
The Collision
On August 7, 1991, at approximately 3 a.m., the M.V. Mar Coral (the “Mar Coral”) and the M.T. Trade Resolve (the “Trade Resolve”) collided in Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela (the “Collision”). The Mar Coral was carrying a cargo of machinery parts loaded at the Port of Houston, Texas to Maracaibo,…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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