Chicago based attorneys, Mayer, Brown and Platt, acting for the company have written to John Bowers, the President of the ILA, demanding that he formally disassociates his union from disrupting or diverting ACL shipping bound for or coming from Liverpool.
The letter continues,
"if this demand is not met we will institute a suit for damages. Loss of ACL's business could result in the loss of a substantial number of jobs and realistic potential damages running into millions. Given the potential damage exposure, the ILA has become involved in a very high stake affair and we advise you to treat it accordingly."
