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GARCIA v. BUREAU VERITAS QUALITY INTERN.

No. 99-CA-3092.

774 So.2d 999 (2000)

Nelda GARCIA, as Personal Representative of the Estates of Abou El Soud Taha Mohamed Hammouda, Mohamed Refat Abdou Wanas, Mohamed Ahmed al Mezayen, Abdul Muhaimin, Hussain Ahmed, and Charalambos Vouzekis v. BUREAU VERITAS QUALITY INTERNATIONAL (NORTH AMERICA) INC., Bureau Veritas, Paris, France, Nagos Shipping Ltd. of Valetta, Malta, Ostene Shipping South Africa, Good Faith Shipping Company South Africa and Sonmez Denizcilik.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

October 4, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul H. Due', Donald W. Price, Due', Caballero, Price, Guidry, Piedrahita & Andrews, Baton Rouge, for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Gerard T. Gelpi, G. Beauregard Gelpi, Gelpi Sullivan Carroll, New Orleans, for Defendants/Appellees.

(Court composed of Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III, Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge PATRICK M. SCHOTT, Pro Tempore).

McKAY, J.

This case arises out of the sinking of the M/V NAGOS off the coast of South Africa on or about May 26, 1993, during which several foreign nationals who were members of the crew perished.

On May 24, 1996, the plaintiff in this case, Nelda Garcia, filed suit against the defendants, Bureau Veritas, S.A. and Bureau Veritas Quality International (North America) Inc. among others, in the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans. Ms. Garcia, who was...

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