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VIDOVIC v. LOSINJSKA PLOVIDBA OOUR BROADARSTVO

Civ. A. No. 93-3887.

868 F.Supp. 695 (1994)

Slavko VIDOVIC v. LOSINJSKA PLOVIDBA OOUR BROADARSTVO; Island Shipping, S.A.; Cool Wind Navigation, Inc.; and M/V Zamet.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

Memorandum Denying Reconsideration August 8, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin I. Barish, Law Offices of Marvin I. Barish, P.C. and Harry Lore, Law Office of Harry Lore, Philadelphia, PA, for plaintiff.

Timothy J. Abeel, Palmer, Biezup and Henderson, Philadelphia, PA, for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

PADOVA, District Judge.

In this case, a foreign seaman injured in the course of his employment aboard a vessel sued the foreign owners of that vessel for penalty wages, maintenance and cure, and damages arising from his personal injuries. The shipowners have now moved to dismiss under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. For the following reasons, I will deny the motion.

The following facts are essentially undisputed. The...

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