Sikousis Legacy, Inc. v. B-Gas Limited

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SIKOUSIS LEGACY, INC., No. 23-15245

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:22-cv- 03273-CRB

BAHLA BEAUTY, INC.; K

INVESTMENTS, INC.,

OPINION

Intervenor-Plaintiffs- Appellants,

v.

B-GAS LIMITED, AKA Bepalo LPG Shipping Ltd.; B-GAS A/S;

BERGSHAV SHIPPING LTD.; B-

GAS HOLDING LTD.; BERGSHAV

AFRAMAX LTD.; BERGSHAV

SHIPHOLDING A/S; BERGSHAV

INVEST A/S; LPG INVEST A/S;

ATLE BERGSHAVEN,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Charles R. Breyer, District Judge, Presiding SIKOUSIS LEGACY, INC. V. B-GAS LIMITED

Argued and Submitted February 13, 2024 San Francisco, California

Filed March 25, 2024

Before: Carlos T. Bea, David F. Hamilton, * and Morgan Christen, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Bea

SUMMARY **

Admiralty

The panel affirmed the district court’s order vacating plaintiffs’ quasi in rem attachment of a vessel owned by Bergshav Aframax Ltd., a defendant in an admiralty action seeking fulfillment of arbitration awards. The arbitration awards, arising from a contract dispute, were owed to…