Legal Opinion
O'HARA v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 13, 1997No. 96 Civ. 2079 (JSR), 96 Civ. 5763 (JSR)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RAKOFF, District Judge.
In confronting Scylla and Charybdis, Ulysses was not the first shipowner to face the vicissitudes of overlapping jurisdictions, nor, as these cases illustrate, was he the last. Specifically, the instant cases involve, inter alia, claims under both New York State and federal maritime law that the alleged negligence of the defendant ship owners and operators, which allegedly contributed to the personal injuries suffered by the two plaintiff passengers assaulted by a crew member aboard ship, was so wanton as to warrant an award of punitive damages. During the course…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- The United States v. Hudson and GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1812
- Yamaha Motor Corp., USA v. CalhounSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Calhoun v. Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Celebrity Cruises Inc. v. Essef Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2000
- Morgan v. Almars Outboards, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 2018
- Kelly v. Bass Enterprises Production Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1998
- Gravatt v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1999
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