Legal Opinion
Reino de España v. American Bureau of Shipping, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 6, 2010No. 03 Civ. 3573(LTS)(RLE)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION AND ORDER 1
LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, District Judge.
This action arises from the sinking of the M.T. PRESTIGE, an oil tanker (the “Prestige”), off the coast of Plaintiff Reino de España (“Plaintiff’ or “Spain”) on November 19, 2002. The Prestige discharged millions of gallons of oil into Plaintiffs territorial waters before sinking 140 miles from the Spanish coast, causing devastating environmental and economic effects. Plaintiff seeks compensatory damages in excess of $1,000,000,000 and punitive damages from Defendants American Bureau of Shipping, ABS Group of Companies, Inc., and…
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