Ford Motor Co. v. Wallenius Lines, M/V Atlantic Cinderella

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CLARKE, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on defendant GAB Business Services, Inc. (GAB) Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. GAB contends that the Court has no jurisdiction over GAB, either through its admiralty jurisdiction or under the doctrine of pendent jurisdiction. Ford has countered GAB’s contentions with the argument that GAB and Ford were parties to a contract for an essential maritime service — cargo damage inspection — thereby invoking the admiralty jurisdiction of the Court. Ford alternatively argues that…