MUSSA v. CLEVELAND TANKERS

Nos. 90-CV-72804-DT, 90-CV-72817-DT, 90-CV-73803-DT, 90-CV-73804-DT and 91-CV-70661-DT.

802 F.Supp. 84 (1992)

Abdul MUSSA, Charles T. Prescott, Masud Nagi Mahamed, Kaid Sharjatt, Plaintiffs, v. CLEVELAND TANKERS, American Steamship Company and Total Petroleum, Inc., Jointly and Severally, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, S.D.

April 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis M. O'Bryan, Harold A. Perakis, Birmingham, Mich., for Abdul Mussa, Kaid Shajrah, Masud Nagi Mohamed, Charles T. Prescott, III.

Thomas W. Emery, Detroit, Mich., for American Steamship Co.

John L. Foster, Paul D. Galea, Detroit, Mich., for Cleveland Tankers, Inc.

Donald J. Miller, Detroit, Mich., for Total Petroleum, Inc.

Richard McClear, Detroit, Mich., for Total Petroleum, Inc.


OPINION

DUGGAN, District Judge.

Presently before the Court is Total Petroleum, Inc.'s ("Total"), motion to dismiss the punitive damages claims of plaintiffs, Abdul Mussa, Charles T. Prescott, Masud Nagi Mahamed, and Kaid Sharjatt. Plaintiffs have filed a response to such motion. For the reasons which follow, this Court denies Total's motion.

Total argues that plaintiffs, who were all regular crewmembers on their employer's, Cleveland Tankers', vessel...

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