Legal Opinion
Karim v. Finch Shipping Co. Ltd.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 14, 2000No. Civ.A. 94-4169PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
FALLON, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
Finch Shipping Company, Ltd. (“Finch”) petitions this Court for exoneration and limitation of liability from damages sustained by Mr. Fazal Karim when he was injured while serving aboard Finch’s vessel, the M/V LOUSSIO. Karim answers contesting exoneration and limitation of liability because he claims his injuries were caused by the negligence of Finch or by the unseaworthiness of the M/V LOUS-SIO, of which Finch had privity and knowledge. In addition, Karim has filed a claim in the limitation proceeding seeking…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Piper Aircraft Co. v. ReynoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Noor Begum Karim, Wife of Fazal Karim v. Finch Shipping Company, Ltd., Finch Shipping Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Karim v. Finch Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Lowery v. McIlroy & Millian (In Re Lowery)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · 2003
- Karim v. Finch Shipping Co., Ltd.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2002
- Karim v. Finch Shipping Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2002
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