Legal Opinion
Holland America Line Inc v. Wärtsilä North America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 7, 2007No. 05-35572PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge BETTY B. FLETCHER.
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge.
At the heart of this tangled jurisdictional dispute is a simple but unfortunate accident. In 2002, the Wind Song, a Bahamian cruise ship, was sailing from Papeete, Tahiti, to Huahine, Tahiti. A fire broke out during the voyage, and it eventually spread through the ship, destroying the ship entirely. Holland America Cruise Line (“Holland America”) and Windstar Sail Cruises (“Windstar”) seek to hold defendants Bureau Veritas S.A. (“Bureau Veritas”), Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. (“BVNA”), Bureau…
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