PETITION OF CLEVELAND TANKERS, INC.

No. 91-CV-70661-DT.

791 F.Supp. 669 (1992)

In the Matter of The Petition of CLEVELAND TANKERS, INC., as Owner and Operator of the M/V JUPITER, For Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, S.D.

February 25, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Miller; Richard McClear, Detroit, Mich., and Timothy M. Buck, New York City, for Total Petroleum, Inc.

John L. Foster and Paul D. Galea, Detroit, Mich., for Cleveland Tankers, Inc.

D. Michael O'Bryan, Birmingham, Mich., for Abdul Mussa, Kaid Shajrah, Masud Nagi Mohamed and Charles T. Prescott, III.

Leonard C. Jaques, Detroit, Mich., for James Thomas Warren, Joseph Callahan and Paula M. Sexton, Representative of the Estate of Thomas Sexton.

S. Olof Karlstrom, Flint, Mich., for Middle Ground Marina, Inc.

C. Peter Theut, Detroit, Mich. and Warren J. Marwedel, Chicago, Ill., for Fireman's Fund Ins.

Henry A. Pominville, Bay City, Mich., for Bay Aggregate, Inc.

Guy R. Greve, Bay City, Mich., for Pier 7, Inc. d/b/a Pier 7.

Kenneth J. Myles, Tawas City, Mich., for Straits Corp. Detroit & Mackinac Ry., Central Michigan Ry. and Straits Wood Treating.

William A. Moore, Detroit, Mich., for Warack Trucking, Intern. Materials, Inc. and Sargent Dock and Terminal, Inc.

James R. Meyer, Frankenmuth, Mich., for Steven B. Progler.

William C. Schaefer and Cheryl A. Cardelli, Detroit, Mich., for Mohamed Ahmed.

Merritt W. Green, II, Traverse City, Mich., for Peter Walton.

James C. Zeman, Detroit, Mich., for Adamo Contracting.

Gerald W. Pergande, Bay City, Mich., for City of Essexville, Mich.

H. Michael Dwan, Saginaw, Mich., for Pier 11, Inc.


OPINION

DUGGAN, District Judge.

Presently before the Court are motions to dismiss filed by Cleveland Tankers, Inc. ("Cleveland") and Total Petroleum, Inc. ("Total"). In their motions, Cleveland and Total ask this Court to dismiss the economic damages claims made by several parties ("claimants") whose business interests were adversely affected by the accident between Cleveland's vessel the M/V JUPITER and Total's dock.1 Most of...

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