HARUNA v. M/V STAR B

No. C.A. 2:98-1412-23.

80 F.Supp.2d 569 (1998)

Joseph HARUNA and James K.D. Oppong, Plaintiffs, v. M/V STAR B in rem, Slebent Shipping, Co., and Baru Kaha, Inc. in personam, Defendants.

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

December 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Scott Bluestein of Raley & Bluestein, T. Keith Marshall, Charleston, SC, for Plaintiffs.

Douglas M. Muller of Moore & Van Allen, Charles, SC, for Defendants.


ORDER

DUFFY, District Judge.

This matter is before the court upon motions by both parties. For the following reasons, Plaintiffs' motion to void the wage settlement is denied; Defendants' motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens is granted.

I. BACKGROUND

On May 14, 1998, both plaintiffs were injured while aboard the M/V STAR B docked at the port of Charleston. In...

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