Legal Opinion
Haruna v. M/V STAR B
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided December 22, 1998No. C.A. 2:98-1412-23Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DUFFY, District Judge.
This matter is before the court upon motions by both parties. For the following reasons, Plaintiffs’ motion to void the wage settlement is denied; Defendants’ motion to dismiss for forum non conve-niens is granted.
I. BACKGROUND
On May 14, 1998, both plaintiffs were injured while aboard the M/V STAR B docked at the port of Charleston. In an attempt to comply with a U.S. Coast Guard inspection and citation, the plaintiffs tested a faulty .lifeboat. The lifeboat fell during the test, injured the plaintiffs, and resulted in the death of another seaman not party to this…
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