Legal Opinion
Fortis Corporate Insurance v. Viken Ship Management
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 8, 2006No. 05-3792PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
In this maritime shipping case, we consider whether the district court properly ruled that it lacked personal jurisdiction over defendants-appellants Viken Lakers A/S and Viken Ship Management A/S (“VSM”). These two Norwegian companies own and manage a fleet of oceangoing cargo vessels. In 1998, defendants entered a Time Charter Agreement with FedNav International (a Canadian company). The agreement chartered to FedNav a fleet of vessels, including the M/V Inviken, for a period of several years 1 to transport cargo on an as-needed basis. Fed-Nav subchartered…
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