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SOLANA v. GSF DEVELOPMENT DRILLER I

No. 06-30930.

587 F.3d 266 (2009)

Louis SOLANA; Brendan J. Lally, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GSF DEVELOPMENT DRILLER I, her engines, tackle, apparel, etc., in rem; GlobalSantaFe Drilling Company; GlobalSantaFe Corp., in personam; GlobalSantaFe Hungary Services, LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Revised October 30, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh Ramsay Straub (argued), Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Robert Reed Johnston (argued), George J. Fowler, III, Fowler, Rodriguez, Valdes-Fauli, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

OWEN, Circuit Judge:

Louis Solana and Brendan Lally commenced an action in admiralty against GSF DEVELOPMENT DRILLER I, her engines, tackle, and apparel, in rem, and against GlobalSantaFe Drilling Co., GlobalSantaFe Corp., and GlobalSantaFe Hungary Services L.L.C. (collectively GSF), in personam. Solana and Lally asserted that they were entitled to recover, as pure salvors, at least one percent of the value of a semi-submersible drilling unit. The district...

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