Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. v. M/V Nordic Regent

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• affirming dismissal of admiralty action brought by American resident and arising out of the collision of Alcoa's ship with a pier located in Trinidad
• noting existence of treaties requiring \no less favorable\ treatment of foreign nationals
• “[T]he prospect of a lesser recovery does not justify refusing to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens.”
• no “talismanic significance” accorded citizenship

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