Nissan Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Ltd. Taiko Bussan Kaisha, Ltd. v. M/v Hyundai Explorer, Her Engines and Appurtenances, Etc. Hyundai Merchant Marine Company, Ltd., Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies, a Corporation American Home Assurance Co., a Corporation v. M/v Hyundai Explorer, Her Engines, Tackle, MacHinery Etc. Hyundai Merchant Marine Company, Ltd.

93 F.3d 641 1996 A.M.C. 2409 , 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6235 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10 ,171 NISSAN FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.; Taiko Bussan Kaisha, Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. M/V HYUNDAI EXPLORER, her engines and appurtenances, etc.; Hyundai Merchant Marine Company, Ltd., Defendants-Appellants. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANIES, a corporation; American Home Assurance Co., a corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. M/V HYUNDAI EXPLORER, her engines, tackle, machinery, etc.; Hyundai Merchant Marine Company, Ltd., Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 95-15092, 95-15094. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 11, 1996. Decided Aug. 21, 1996. Eric Danoff, Graham & James, San Francisco, California, for defendants-appellants. Marilyn Raia, Derby, Cook, Quinby & Tweedt, San Francisco, California; David Danielson, Danielson, Harrigan & Tollefson, Seattle, Washington, for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Charles A. Legge, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CV-93-02586-CAL, CV-92-04659-CAL. Before: HUG, Chief Judge, D.W. NELSON and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.…