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International Law Keyed to Damrosche
Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd
Facts
With its principal place of business in Miami, Florida, NCL (D), a Bermuda Corporation, operated cruise ships that departed from and returned to port in the United States. A large chunk of the company’s revenue came from the U.S but almost all of NCL’s (D) vessels were registered in other countries. A class action was brought against the cruise company by disabled individuals (P) and their companions (P) who had purchased tickets for round-trip cruises from a U.S. port.The plaintiffs sought declarative and injunctive relief against NCL (D) under the Title III of the ADA, which prohibit discrimination. Because the ADA does not apply to foreign-flag vessels in U.S. territory absent a clear indication of congressional intent to the contrary, the court of appeals dismissed the claim. But the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari.
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