U.S. v. M/V SANTA CLARA I

Civ. A. No. 2:92-0389-18.

859 F.Supp. 980 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff, v. M/V SANTA CLARA I, its engines, boilers, machinery, masts, boats, anchors, cables, chains, rigging, tackle, apparel, furniture, capstans, outfit, tools, pumps, pumping and other equipment, etc., and Kyriakopoulos Internacional, S.A. and Empresa Naviera Santa, S.A., and Juan Alvarez, Defendants, KYRIAKOPOULOS INTERNACIONAL, S.A. and Empresa Naviera Santa, Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. COMPANIA MINERA EL INDIO; Lac Minerals; Chemical Specialties, Inc., Degesch De Chile, Ltda.; and Degesch America, Inc. Third-Party Defendants, DEGESCH DE CHILE, LTDA. Third-Party Plaintiff, v. A. HARDRODT CHILE, S.A., Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Charleston Division.

August 5, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben A. Hagood, Jr., U.S. Attys. Office, Charleston, SC, Eileen T. McDonough, Environmental Defense Section Environmental & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, Michael J. Devine, Arthur J. Volkle, Jr., Richard T. Buckingham, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, for plaintiffs.

Gordon D. Schreck, Charleston, SC, Brian D. Starer, New York City, Douglas Manning Muller, Charleston, SC, Charles B. Anderson, New York City, for defendants.


ORDER

NORTON, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

The action with which this order is concerned is a fourth-party action for indemnity, both contractual and equitable, brought by Degesch De Chile, Ltda., (hereinafter "Degesch Chile") against A. Hardrodt Chile, S.A., (hereinafter "Hardrodt") in which Degesch Chile is seeking to recover all damages recovered against it by Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs, Kyriakopoulos Internacional...

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