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HELLENIC INVESTMENT FUND, INC. v. DET NORSKE VERITAS

No. 05-20862.

464 F.3d 514 (2006)

HELLENIC INVESTMENT FUND, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DET NORSKE VERITAS; Det Norske Veritas (USA), Inc.; Det Norske Veritas Certification, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 7, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Elsley, Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Alan Heblack, Snitow, Kanter, Holtzer & Millus, New York City, Mark Cohen, Jefferey James Putnam, Cohen, Gorman & Putnam, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge.

In this maritime action, the plaintiff appeals from the district court's dismissal pursuant to a forum-selection clause. Because the district court correctly enforced the forum-selection clause, we affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

1. Facts

Hellenic Investment Fund, Inc. ("Hellenic"), a ship-owning consortium, purchased a ship, the M/V MARIANNA, from another ship-owning company, Inlet Navigation Company...

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