Legal Opinion

R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. the Wrecked & Abandoned Vessel

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided June 23, 1998No. 2:93cv902PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARKE, District Judge.

OPINION AND ORDER

This matter is before the Court on motion of R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. (RMST), acting as salvor in possession of Defendant wreck, for a preliminary injunction enjoining certain parties from visiting the wreck site to view and photograph the wreck. Since the Court has previously held that RMST’s salvor in possession rights include the exclusive right to regulate access to the wreck site and photograph the wreck itself, the motion is essentially a request that the previous orders entered in this case be personalized and enforced against the new parties RMST…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Blackwelder Furniture Company of Statesville, Inc. v. Seilig Manufacturing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
  2. Direx Israel, Ltd. Direx, Incorporated v. Breakthrough Medical Corporation Zvi Porath Avner SpectorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  3. The BelgenlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  4. Hughes Network Systems, Incorporated v. Interdigital Communications Corporation, Formerly Known as International Mobile MacHines CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
  5. The MARY, Stafford, MastfSupreme Court of the United States · 1815

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. HaverCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
  2. R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. the Wrecked & Abandoned VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  3. R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. Wrecked & Abandoned VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
  4. R.M.S. Titanic, Incorporated v. The Wrecked And Abandoned VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
  5. R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. the Wrecked & Abandoned VesselDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2010

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