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Key Litigation Actor — Multi-Jurisdiction Plaintiff

Contessa Marine Research LLC

Florida Marine Services Entity — Four-Jurisdiction Litigation Footprint
CMR · 1000 Brickell Ave, Suite 715, Miami, FL 33131 · Counsel: Perry Maritime Law Group, P.A.
● Active Plaintiff ● 4 Active Cases ● $6.9M Judgment Holder

Entity Overview

Contessa Marine Research LLC (CMR) is a Florida marine services entity registered at 1000 Brickell Avenue, Suite 715, Miami, Florida. CMR is a key litigation actor across four jurisdictions, serving as plaintiff in cases against Starboard Yacht Group (SYG), Joe Seinitz and Erica Stratmann (Delaware Chancery), KJM Marine LLC (DIFC Courts), and as defendant in an admiralty action brought by Seacoast Group, LLC (S.D. Fla.). CMR's litigation footprint spans Florida state court, Delaware Chancery, the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts, and U.S. federal court.

CMR is connected to Steven Ivankovich, the primary hub actor in the SGH litigation intelligence database. The relationship between CMR and Ivankovich entities (including Neirah and KJI Marina Boats Manufacturing LLC) forms part of an alter-ego analysis supporting veil-piercing theories across multiple dockets. CMR's active international marine commerce through DIFC and Dubai stands in contrast to its claims against SYG in U.S. courts.

Key Facts

$6.9M
Default judgment against SYG (S.D. Fla. 0:23-cv-61696)
4
Active cases across 4 jurisdictions
$144K
Anti-suit injunction costs awarded (DIFC CFI 068/2024)
89
Fraud patterns linked to CMR case code in RICO DB

Active & Related Cases

CMR v. Starboard Yacht Group, Inc.
S.D. Fla. · 0:23-cv-61696 · Judge Bloom
CMR as Plaintiff — $6.9M default judgment entered. Core SYG case involving M/Y Octopussy refit dispute.
Active
CMR v. Seinitz & Stratmann
Del. Ch. · C.A. No. 2026-0495-MTZ · Vice Chancellor Montgomery-Tanz
CMR as Plaintiff — Breach of contract and fiduciary duty claims. Motion to Dismiss pending.
Active
CMR v. KJM Marine LLC
DIFC Courts · CFI 091/2024 · Justice Michael Black
CMR as Plaintiff — Hearing held June 17, 2026. Ruling pending.
Ruling Pending
Ivankovich v. KJM Marine LLC
DIFC Courts · CFI 068/2024 · Justice Sapna Jhangiani
Related case — Anti-suit injunction granted March 26, 2025. $144,684.78 costs awarded on indemnity basis. CMR connected via Ivankovich entity network.
Ordered
Seacoast Group, LLC v. CMR
S.D. Fla. · 1:25-cv-25958-DPG · Judge Darrin P. Gayles
CMR as Defendant — Admiralty/maritime claim. Default vacated Feb 12, 2026. CMR answered Feb 19, 2026. Trial set March 8, 2027.
Active

Connections

Steven Ivankovich
Primary hub actor. JVA partner with KJM Marine (CFI 068/2024). Connected to CMR through entity network including Neirah and KJI Marina Boats Manufacturing LLC. Alter-ego analysis ongoing.
KJM Marine LLC
Dubai yacht dealership. JVA partner with Ivankovich (March 20, 2023). Defendant in both CFI 068/2024 (anti-suit injunction) and CFI 091/2024 (CMR's direct claim). Parallel Dubai Court proceedings found vexatious and oppressive.
Joe Seinitz
Co-defendant with Erica Stratmann in Delaware Chancery C.A. No. 2026-0495-MTZ. CMR alleges breach of contract and fiduciary duty.
Erica Stratmann
Co-defendant in Delaware Chancery action. Intervention granted July 15, 2026. Verified Counterclaim (DE 16-3) designated as operative counterclaim with RICO claims.
M/Y Octopussy
Vessel at center of CMR v. SYG dispute (0:23-cv-61696). Refit work performed by SYG formed basis of $6.9M default judgment.
Neirah
Entity linked to Ivankovich that issued purchase orders (Oct 2023) for 20 "Arrow 320" luxury yachts to KJM Marine. Part of DIFC CFI 068/2024 proceedings.
KJI Marina Boats Manufacturing LLC
Joint venture manufacturing entity formed by Ivankovich and KJM Marine under the JVA. Third defendant in CFI 068/2024.
Perry Maritime Law Group, P.A.
CMR's counsel in Seacoast v. CMR (1:25-cv-25958-DPG). Attorney: Brooke Linne' Bishop.

DIFC Intelligence Summary

CFI 068/2024 — Anti-Suit Injunction (March 26, 2025)

Justice Sapna Jhangiani granted an anti-suit injunction restraining KJM Marine from pursuing parallel proceedings in the Dubai Courts. The court found KJM's parallel Dubai claim "vexatious, oppressive and unconscionable" and in breach of the exclusive jurisdiction clause in the JVA. Costs assessed at USD $144,684.78 on an indemnity basis with 9% judgment interest from March 26, 2025.

CFI 091/2024 — CMR v. KJM Marine (June 17, 2026 Hearing)

CMR filed a direct claim against KJM Marine LLC before the DIFC Court of First Instance, heard by Justice Michael Black on June 17, 2026. The ruling has not yet been published on the DIFC Courts judgments database as of July 25, 2026. This case extends the Ivankovich-KJM dispute to CMR as a separate claimant.

Litigation Triangle

The CMR-KJM-Ivankovich dispute forms a three-continent litigation triangle: (1) Florida federal court ($6.9M default judgment against SYG), (2) Delaware Chancery (CMR v. Seinitz & Stratmann), (3) DIFC Courts Dubai (anti-suit injunction + CMR's direct claim). This pattern supports alter-ego pierce theory across CMR, Neirah, KJI, and Yacht Daddy LLC Cayman.

Verified Public Record Sources

DIFC Courts Judgments Database — difccourts.ae/rules-decisions/judgments-orders/
BAILII — bailii.org/ae/cases/DIFC/2025/DCFI_068.html
Legal Wires — legal-wires.com/uae-difc-cases/
PACER — S.D. Fla. 0:23-cv-61696, 1:25-cv-25958-DPG
Delaware Chancery — C.A. No. 2026-0495-MTZ
DIFC CFI 091/2024 hearing record (media locators withheld — W2510 deposition hold)
Bloomberg Law — DIFC case coverage
RICO Evidence Database — 89 fraud patterns linked to CMR case code

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