ASLANIDIS v. U.S. LINES, INC.

Nos. 1405, 1677, Dockets 92-9265, 92-9263.

7 F.3d 1067 (1993)

Emil ASLANIDIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES LINES, INC., United States Lines (S.A.), Inc., United States Lines, Inc., Reorganization Trust, United States Lines (S.A.), Inc., Reorganization Trust, Defendants-Appellees. Emil ASLANIDIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRANDEIS INTSEL & CO., INC., Brandeis Division of Pechiney World Trade USA, Inc., John Doe I, John Doe II, John Doe III, Samancor, Ltd., South African Container Depots, Ltd. and Rennies Freight Services, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees. BRANDEIS INTSEL & CO., INC. and Brandeis Division of Pechiney World Trade USA, Inc., Third-Party-Plaintiffs, v. SAMANCOR, LTD., South African Container Depots, Ltd. and Rennies Freight Services, Ltd., Third-Party-Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided September 27, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Dooley, Orange, NJ, for plaintiff-appellant.

Nancy J. Heller, New York City (Morris Stern, Stern, Dubrow & Marcus, New York City and Maplewood, NJ, of counsel), for defendants-appellees U.S. Lines, Inc., U.S. Lines (S.A.), Inc. and U.S. Lines, Inc. and U.S. Lines (S.A.), Inc. Reorganization Trust.

John J. Wrenn, Brooklyn, NY, for defendant-appellee Brandeis Intsel & Co., Inc.

John R. Foster, New York City (Waesche, Sheinbaum & O'Regan, P.C., of counsel), for defendant-appellee Samancor, Ltd.

Peter J. Zambito, New York City (Dougherty, Ryan, Giuffra, Zambito & Barra, of counsel), for defendants-appellees South African Container Depots, Ltd., and Rennies Freight Services, Ltd.

Before: CARDAMONE and MAHONEY, Circuit Judges, and PARKER, District Judge.


CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

Emil Aslanidis appeals from twin October 20, 1992 judgments of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Kram, J.), dismissing his claims against defendants in two related suits arising from a toxic fire that occurred aboard an American vessel sailing on the high seas. Aslanidis, a merchant seaman working on the vessel, was injured by the fumes. He alleges the district court wrongly granted summary judgment to...

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