Industrial Maritime Carriers, LLC v. Dantzler, Inc.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

MARCIA G. COOKE, District Judge.

The resolution of this wrongful arrest of vessel action requires a sole determination: whether Defendant Dantzler, Inc. (“Dant-zler”) honestly sought and acted reasonably upon the advice of counsel in good faith when it arrested a vessel in Brazil pursuant to a court order issued by a competent Brazilian Court. If answered in the affirmative, Defendant’s reliance on the advice of counsel is absolutely privileged, and bars the wrongful arrest and tortious interference with contract and/or business…