Interested Underwriters at Lloyd's v. Haulover Marine, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

This matter is before the Court on the defendant's Motion to Dismiss the plaintiffs' complaint. The issues having been sufficiently framed in defendant's motion and plaintiffs' opposition thereto, the Court denies the motion based on the pleadings, without the need for oral argument.

Though defendant moves for dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 12(b), 1 the gravamen of defendant's motion revolves around plaintiffs alleged want of standing to "commence or maintain any action in any court", in the Virgin Islands, pursuant to V. I. Code Ann., tit. 13, § 533(a). The Court first addresses…