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CHAPALAIN COMPAGNIE v. STANDARD OIL CO. (INDIANA)

Nos. 78 C 1975, 78 C 1983 and 78 C 1984.

467 F.Supp. 181 (1978)

CHAPALAIN COMPAGNIE, d/b/a Hotel Brittany, in Roscoff, France, and Rene Cadiou, d/b/a Hotel Des Bains, for themselves and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (INDIANA) et al. Gaby BENGANTON, for himself and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (INDIANA) et al. BRETAGNE-ANGLETERRE-IRLANDE, S. A. (SOCIETY ANONYMOUS), a French Corporation, d/b/a Brittany Ferries, for itself and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (INDIANA) et al.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

December 7, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Kennelly, Kevin M. Forde, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Frank Cicero, Jr., Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

McGARR, District Judge.

I. FACTS

On March 16, 1978, the tanker Amoco Cadiz, while under tow after having lost both an anchor and its hydraulic steering mechanism, went aground and became stranded on rocks off the coast of Brittany, France. The Amoco Cadiz was enroute from the Persian Gulf to the Netherlands, laden with approximately 220,000 tons of crude oil. In rough waters, the disabled tanker broke apart on rocks...

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