Legal Opinion

B & a Marine Co., Inc. v. American Foreign Shipping Co.

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided August 27, 1993No. 89 CV 0788 (SJ)PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JOHNSON, District Judge.

Plaintiff B & A Marine Co., Inc. commenced this diversity action against Defendants American Foreign Shipping Co., Inc. and Harry W. Marshall for defamation. Defendants move for 1) an order granting summary judgment, and dismissing the complaint, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. (“Rule”) 56 and 2) an order pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a) for leave to amend their answer to plead affirmative defenses. For the reasons stated below, Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted.

I. BACKGROUND

On August 1, 1984, the United States Department of Transportation,…

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