SCAC Transport (USA) Inc. v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WALKER, District Judge:

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff, SCAC Transport (USA) Inc. (“SCAC”), an ocean freight forwarder, brings this action to recover insurance proceeds from Defendant, Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. (“Atlantic”). SCAC claims that Atlantic must pay for unrepaired partial damage to a cargo confiscated, subsequent to the damage, by Iranian Customs as SCAC unsuccessfully attempted to deliver it to Afganistán through an Iranian port during the turbulent years of the revolution in Iran, 1979 to 1981. The Court has jurisdiction over this claim under the Admiralty and…