Continental Insurance v. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Heavy MacHinery Ltd.

ENDORSEMENT

ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.

This case involves water damage to cargo shipped aboard the M/V American New York on its maiden voyage. Defendant Daewoo Shipbuilding & Heavy Machinery Ltd. (“Daewoo”), builder of the vessel, contracted with defendant American Bureau of Shipping (“ABS”), a classification society, to review specifications for the vessel, survey it, and certify its compliance with Rules promulgated by ABS. Plaintiffs, who are subrogated to the claims of the cargo owners, allege that ABS owed users of the vessel a duty to discover the defect which caused leakage, and…