MITSUI & CO. (USA), INC. v. MIRA M/V

No. 96-31056 Summary Calendar.

111 F.3d 33 (1997)

MITSUI & CO. (USA), INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MIRA M/V, Defendant, Euro-Baltic Lines, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 28, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rene S. Paysse, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gary Alan Hemphill, Terriberry, Carroll & Yancey, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before SMITH, DUHÉ and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant, Mitsui & Company (USA), Inc. ("Mitsui"), appeals dismissal of its cargo damage claim against Euro-Baltic Lines, Inc. ("Euro"). The district court correctly enforced the forum-selection clause in the bill of lading covering the shipment. We affirm.

FACTS:

Mitsui's cargo of steel was damaged in transit from Russia to New Orleans aboard the M/V MIRA, chartered by Euro. The cargo was carried pursuant to a bill of lading which...

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