United States Sixth Circuit

In a maritime shipping case, dismissal of an insurer's case seeking recovery for damages allegedly caused by negligence and breach of bailment obligations involving rust damage to a cargo of steel coils is reversed where the district court erred in ruling that it lacked personal jurisdiction over defendants, Norwegian companies that own and manage a fleet of ocean-going cargo vessels.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/08/2006
• Published 06/08/2006

Judges

• Before:  SUTTON and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges;  OBERDORFER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  David T. Maloof, Maloof, Browne & Eagan, Rye, New York, for Appellant.  Henry E. Billingsley, II, Tucker, Ellis & West, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  David T. Maloof, Maloof, Browne & Eagan, Rye, New York, for Appellant.  Henry E. Billingsley, II, Tucker, Ellis & West, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.