Zorgias v. the SS Hellenic Star

ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge.

The complainants, Ioannis Zorgias and Dimitrios Velentzas, both citizens of Greece, here seek damages under the Jones Act and for unseaworthiness against Hellenic Lines Limited, a foreign corporation. The plaintiffs assert jurisdiction under the doctrine of Hellenic Lines Ltd. v. Rhoditis, 398 U.S. 306, 90 S.Ct. 1731, 26 L.Ed.2d 252 (1970). See also Lauritzen v. Larsen, 345 U.S. 571, 73 S.Ct. 921, 97 L.Ed. 1254 (1953) and Romero v. Int’l Terminal Operation Co., 358 U.S. 354, 79 S.Ct. 468, 3 L.Ed.2d 368 (1959). The defendants have moved for dismissal on grounds…