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PENNY v. UNITED FRUIT CO.

Nos. CV-87-2732(RJD), CV-88-1435(RJD), and CV-87-1815(RJD).

869 F.Supp. 122 (1994)

Amelia B. PENNY, as Administratrix of the Estate of Sidney J.R. Penny, deceased, and Amelia B. Penny, individually, Plaintiff, v. UNITED FRUIT COMPANY, United Brands Company, Elders & Fyffes Ltd., Royal Mail Lines, Furness Withy Group, and/or Furness Withy & Co., Ltd., C.Y. Tung, Shaw Savill & Albion Co. Ltd., British Royal Navy c/o Secretary of the Admiralty, London, England, Union Castle Lines, Defendants. Amelia B. PENNY, as Administratrix of the Estate of Sidney J.R. Penny, deceased, and Amelia B. Penny, individually, Plaintiff, v. CUNARD S.S. CO., LTD., a/k/a and/or Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd., Defendant.

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

November 28, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Vesel, Baron and Vesel, P.C., Kew Gardens, NY, for plaintiff.

Cary R. Wiener, Kirlin Cambell & Keating, New York City, John F. Ingram, Burlingham Underwood & Lord, New York City, for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DEARIE, District Judge.

These two asbestos actions raise complex issues involving the interplay of admiralty and maritime law and long-arm jurisdiction. Plaintiff, the administratrix and widow, alleges that her late husband, Sidney J.R. Penny, was exposed to asbestos while working aboard ships owned by the defendants. Claiming that the exposure caused Mr. Penny's mesothelioma and subsequently his death, plaintiff seeks damages under...

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