1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 421 F.3d
  5. 421 F.3d 1090 (2005)
 

THORMAN v. AMERICAN SEAFOODS CO.

No. 03-36012.

421 F.3d 1090 (2005)

Philip THORMAN, and the class of similarly situated persons who worked aboard the factory trawlers managed by the in personam defendants, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN SEAFOODS COMPANY; American Seafoods Company LLC, In Personam; Ocean Rover F/T; American Triumph F/T; Northern Eagle F/T; Northern Hawk F/T; Northern Jaeger F/T; American Dynasty F/T; American Express F/T; Victoria Ann F/V; Christina Ann F/T; Katie Ann F/T; Pacific Scout F/V, and other vessels managed by the in personam defendants, their engines, tackle, equipment, appurtenances, freights, and cargo, In Rem, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 1, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley H. Bagshaw, Helsell Fetterman LLP, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Jay H. Zulauf, Hall Zanzig Zulauf Clafin McEachern, Seattle, WA; J. David Stahl, Christopher S. McNulty, and Christopher T. Wion, Mundt MacGregor LLP, Seattle, WA, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: FERGUSON, BEEZER, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

Philip Thorman, on behalf of a class of similarly situated crew members, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of American Seafoods Company and American Seafoods Company LLC (in personam defendants) as well as various vessels owned by these companies (in rem defendants) (the defendants collectively, "American Seafoods"). The district court concluded that Thorman's claims were time-barred because the contractual six...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases