United States Sixth Circuit
Fortis Corp. Ins. SA. v. Viken Ship Mgmt. AS, 08-4478
In a maritime shipping case involving a claim for rust damage to steel coils caused by exposure to seawater during a journey from Poland to Ohio, judgment of the district court is affirmed where: 1) a ship manager charged with providing a Master, officers and crew, and performing various other ship-management tasks for the shipping vessel does not qualify as a "carrier" under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA), and thus the COGSA's one year-statute of limitations does not bar the underlying suit; and 2) defendant's claim that the district court's finding of negligence was based on clearly erroneous factual findings is rejected.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/10/2010
- Published 03/10/2010
Judges
Court
- United States Sixth Circuit