Ceramic Corporation Of America v. Inka Maritime Corporation Inc.

1 F.3d 947 1994 A.M.C. 1216 CERAMIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA; Caffco Import Inc.; Caffco International Inc.; C.C.C. Associates Inc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. INKA MARITIME CORPORATION INC.; NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellchaft mbH & Co. KG; Deutsche Seereederei Rostock GmbH & Co.; Senator Linie GmbH & Co. KG; Cho Yang Shipping Co., Ltd.; The Vessel M/V BREMEN SENATOR, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-55052. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 7, 1993. Decided Aug. 6, 1993. George R. Daly, Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, and Paul Gary Sterling, Meadows, Smith, Lenker, Sterling & Davis, Long Beach, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants. John D. Giffin, Keesal, Young & Logan, San Francisco, CA and Michael J. Ryan, Hill, Betts & Nash, Long Beach, CA, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, O'SCANNLAIN and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. WALLACE, Chief Judge: 1 Ceramic Corporation of America and 22 other American owners and insurers of cargo carried aboard the M/V Bremen Senator (collectively Ceramic) appeal from…