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KLINGHOFFER v. S.N.C. ACHILLE LAURO

Nos. 85 Civ. 9303(LLS), 85 Civ. 9708(LLS), 86 Civ. 4657(LLS), 86 Civ. 6332(LLS), 88 Civ. 7137(LLS), 88 Civ. 7281(LLS).

795 F.Supp. 112 (1992)

Ilsa KLINGHOFFER and Lisa Klinghoffer Arbitter, as Co-Executrixes of the Estates of Leon and Marilyn Klinghoffer, Plaintiffs, v. S.N.C. ACHILLE LAURO ED ALTRIGESTIONE MOTONAVE ACHILLE LAURO IN AMMINISTRAZIONE STRAORDINARIA; Commissario of the Flota Achille Lauro in Amministrazione Straordinaria; Chandris (Italy) Inc.; Port of Genoa, Italy; Club ABC Tours, Inc.; and Crown Travel Service, Inc., d/b/a, Rona Travel and/or, Club ABC Tours, Defendants. Sophie CHASSER and Anna Schneider, Plaintiffs, v. ACHILLE LAURO LINES, the Lauro Lines Flotto Achille, Chandris Cruise Lines and ABC Tours Travel Club, Defendants. Viola MESKIN, Seymour Meskin, Sylvia Sherman, Paul Weltman and Evelyn Weltman, Plaintiffs, v. ACHILLE LAURO LINES, the Lauro Lines Flotto Achille, Chandris Cruise Lines and ABC Tours Travel Club, Defendants. Donald SAIRE, and Anna G. Saire, Plaintiffs, v. ACHILLE LAURO ED ALTRI-GESTIONE M/N ACHILLE LAURO S.N.C., Commissario Lauro S.N.C. Commissario of the Flotto Achille Lauro in Aministrazione and Chandris, Inc., Defendants. Frank R. HODES and Mildred Hodes, Plaintiffs, v. PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION, An Unincorporated Association, John Doe, President, PLO, and Richard Roe, Treasurer, PLO, Defendants. Donald E. SAIRE and Anna G. Saire, Plaintiffs, v. PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION, An Unincorporated Association, John Doe as President and Don Roe as Treasurer of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Defendants.

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

July 23, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fischbein Badillo Wagner Itzler, New York City (Jay D. Fischer, of counsel), for plaintiffs Klinghoffer and Hodes.

Connell, Losquadro & Zerbo, New York City (Raymond A. Connell, of counsel), for defendant Achille Lauro.

Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City (Daniel J. Dougherty, Mark P. McAuliffe, of counsel), for defendant Chandris.

Rubin, Hay & Gould, P.C., Framingham, Mass. (Rodney E. Gould, of counsel), for defendant Crown Travel.

Ramsey Clark, Lawrence W. Schilling, New York City, for defendant PLO.

OPINION AND ORDER

STANTON, District Judge.

The Klinghoffer and Chasser cases were brought in late 1985, following the piratical hijacking of the vessel "Achille Lauro" in the Mediterranean Sea and the murder of Leon Klinghoffer by (plaintiffs claim) members of the Palestine Liberation Organization ("PLO") that October.

The vessel's owner moved for dismissal on the basis of forum-selection clauses in the tickets of passage, which provided...

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