IN RE S.D.S. LUMBER CO. EX REL. TUG BRUCE M.

Civil No. 06-1423-KI.

567 F.Supp.2d 1302 (2008)

In the matter of the Complaint of S.D.S. LUMBER CO. for and on behalf of the TUG BRUCE M., Barge SDS No. 2 and Barge SDS No. 6, for the exoneration from or limitation of liability.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

July 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip R. Lempriere, John D. Kimmerlein, Nicolas J. Vikstrom, Keesal Young & Logan, Seattle, WA, Michael E. Haglund, Haglund, Kelley, Horngren, Jones & Wilder, LLP, Portland, OR, for S.D.S. Lumber Company.

Daniel F. Knox, Noah Jarrett, Hamilton H. Emery, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C., Portland, OR, for American West Steamboat Company, LLC.


FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS

KING, Judge.

Plaintiff S.D.S. Lumber Co. ("SDS") brought this admiralty and maritime claim under the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 30501-30512. American West Steamboat Company, LLC ("American West") filed a claim arising when its cruise ship, the Empress of the North, ("Empress") ran aground to avoid a collision with a tug boat, the Bruce M, and its tows, two empty chip barges, all owned by SDS. SDS seeks exoneration...

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