District Court, D. Massachusetts February 2, 2006, CIV.A. 04-11615NMG, CIV.A. 05-10232NMG (Kinsella Ex Rel. Estate of Kinsella v. Wyman Charter Corp.)

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

GORTON, District Judge.

Pending before the Court in these consolidated actions are dispositive motions in which various parties dispute standing and the underlying merits of declaratory judgment claims.

I.

Factual Background

On or about July 22, 2001, plaintiffs decedent, Katherine Kinsella, a citizen of Ireland, was a passenger on board the motor vessel “Sea Genie II”.