BOMINFLOT, INC. v. THE M/V HENRICH S

No. 05-2242.

465 F.3d 144 (2006)

BOMINFLOT, INCORPORATED; Bominflot Ltd, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE M/V HENRICH S (IMO No.9158513), her engines, tackle, nets, gear, apparel, appurtenances, etc., in rem, Defendant-Appellee, and Hamburg Sud, as Successor-in-Interest to Kien Hung, Defendant, and H + H Schepers Reederei GMBH & Co KG MS Heinrich S, Intervenor/Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 4, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Marvel, Robertson & Hollingsworth, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellants. Julius H. Hines, Buist, Moore, Smythe, McGee, P.A., Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Before WIDENER, WILLIAMS, and KING, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING concurred. Judge WIDENER wrote a separate dissenting opinion.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Bominflot, Inc. and Bominflot Ltd. (collectively "Bominflot") appeal a district court order dismissing their maritime lien claim against Appellee THE M/V HENRICH S ("the Vessel"). We hold that because English law applies to this dispute...

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