Douglass v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA STEPHEN DOUGLASS ET AL. CIVIL ACTION VERSUS No. 19-13688 NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA SECTION I ORDER & REASONS Before the Court are two motions—defendant Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha’s (“NYK Line”) motion1 to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2), and plaintiffs’ motion2 for leave to conduct jurisdictional discovery. For the following reasons, NYK Line’s motion is granted and plaintiffs’ motion is denied. I. This case arises out of a tragic collision between the USS…