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CARTER v. M/V AMERICAN MERLIN

No. Civ.A. G-97-144.

991 F.Supp. 853 (1998)

William CARTER v. M/V AMERICAN MERLIN; Osprey-Acomarit Ship Management, Inc Merlin Shipholding Corp.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Galveston Division.

January 27, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis M. McElwee, Schechter and Marshall, Houston, TX, for William Carter, Plaintiff.

James Richard Watkins, Royston, Rayzor, Vickery and Williams, LLP, Galveston, TX, for Defendants.

ORDER

KENT, District Judge.

Plaintiff William Carter brings claims against Defendants for injuries sustained while employed by Defendant Osprey-Acomarit Ship Management, Inc. Now before the Court is Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, filed November 3, 1997. For the reasons stated below, the Motion is GRANTED.

In federal court, personal jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant is proper if: (1) the...

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