Legal Opinion
Celebrity Cruises Inc. v. Essef Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 5, 2000No. 94 CIV. 5270(BSJ)(JCF), 94 CIV. 6147(BSJ)(JCF), 95 CIV. 0374 (BSJ)(JCF), 96 CIV. 3135(BSJ)(JCF)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FRANCIS, United States Magistrate Judge.
In July 1994, passengers on a pleasure cruise aboard the M/V Horizon contracted Legionnaires’ Disease, a potentially serious or even fatal form of pneumonia, as the vessel was sailing between New York and Bermuda. Many of the victims (the “Passenger Plaintiffs”) subsequently sued Celebrity Cruises, Inc. and Fantasia Cruising, Inc. (collectively, “Celebrity”), the owners and operators of the Horizon. They asserted claims of negligence, fraud, and breach of contract.
The Passenger Plaintiffs also sued Essef Corp., Pac-Fab, Inc., and…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Silivanch v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Smith v. MitlofDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002
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