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RUGGIERO v. COMPANIE PERVANA DE VAPORES

78 C 2585, 76 C 678 and 79 C 1917.

498 F.Supp. 10 (1980)

Domenico RUGGIERO, Plaintiff, v. COMPANIE PERVANA DE VAPORES "INCA CAPAC YUPANQUI", Defendant. Simon DODSON, Plaintiff, v. POLSKIE LINIE OCEANICZNE GDYNIA "DOMEYKO", Defendant. Ciro LOCASCIO, Plaintiff, v. P. M. JAKARTA LLOYD "DJATIPRANA", Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. New York.

July 10, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving Bushlow, Brooklyn, N. Y., for plaintiffs in all three cases.

Cichanowicz & Callan by George T. Delaney, New York City, for defendant Companie Pervana.

Darby, Healey & Stonebridge by Thomas H. Healey, Ralph D. Cosentino, New York City, for Polske Linie.

Giallorenzi & Campbell by James R. Campbell, New York City, for P. M. Jakarta.

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

SIFTON, District Judge.

The three above-captioned cases are personal injury suits by longshoremen seeking money damages pursuant to the Jones Act, 33 U.S.C. 905(b). In each case the defendant is a shipping company which is wholly owned by a foreign government. Each defendant has moved to strike the jury demand arguing that a jury trial is barred by the Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (the "Immunities Act"), 90 Stat. 2891. Plaintiff...

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