GABARICK v. LAURIN MARITIME (AMERICA), INC.

Nos. 09-30549, 09-30809.

650 F.3d 545 (2011)

Stephen Marshall GABARICK, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; et al., Plaintiffs, v. LAURIN MARITIME (AMERICA), INC.; Whitefin Shipping Company Limited, Defendants-Appellants. v. D.R.D. Towing Company, LLC, Defendant-Appellee. Austin Sicard; et al., Plaintiff, v. Laurin Maritime (America), Inc.; Whitefin Shipping Company Limited, Defendants-Appellants, v. D.R.D. Towing Company, LLC, Defendant-Appellee. In re In the Matter of the Complaint of Whitefin Shipping Company Limited, Owner and Managing Owner of M/V TINTOMARA, Laurin Maritime AB and Anglo-Atlantic Steamship Limited for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability. Whitefin Shipping Company Limited, As owner and Managing owner of the M/V TINTOMARA, petitioning for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability; Laurin Maritime (America) Inc., As owner and Managing owner of the M/V TINTOMARA, petitioning for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability; Laurin Maritime AB; Anglo-Atlantic Steamship Limited, Petitioners-Appellants, v. D.R.D. Towing Company, LLC Claimant-Appellee. George C. McGee; et al., Plaintiffs, v. Laurin Maritime (America), Inc.; Whitefin Shipping Company Limited, Defendants-Appellants, v. D.R.D. Towing Company, LLC, Defendant-Appellee. Bernadette Glover, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Laurin Maritime (America), Inc.; Whitefin Shipping Company Limited, Defendants-Appellants, v. D.R.D. Towing Company, LLC, Defendant-Appellee. In re In the Matter of the Complaint of American Commercial Lines LLC, Owner of Barge DM-932 for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability. American Commercial Lines LLC, As Owner of Barge DM-932, Praying for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Laurin Maritime AB; Whitefin Shipping Company Limited; Anglo-Atlantic Steamship Limited; Laurin Maritime (American), Inc., Movants-Appellants, v. Csilla Fekete; et al., Defendants. Jefferson Magee, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; et al., Plaintiffs, v. Whitefin Shipping Company Limited; Laurin Maritime AB, Defendants-Appellants, v. D.R.D. Towing Company, LLC, Defendant-Appellee. James Roussell; et al., Plaintiffs, v. Laurin Maritime (America), Inc.; Whitefin Shipping Company Limited, Defendants-Appellants, v. D.R.D. Towing Company, LLC, Defendant-Appellee. James Joseph, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Laurin Maritime (America), Inc.; Whitefin Shipping Company Limited, Defendants-Appellants, v. D.R.D. Towing Company, LLC, Defendant-Appellee. Vincent Grillo, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; et al., Plaintiffs, v. D.R.D. Towing Company, LLC, Defendant-Appellee, v. Whitefin Shipping Company Limited; Laurin Maritime AB, Defendants-Appellants. Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. American Commercial Lines, LLC; American Commercial Lines, Inc.; Laurin Maritime AB; Laurin Maritime (America), Inc., Defendants-Appellants, v. D.R.D. Towing Company, LLC; D.R.D. Towing Group, LLC; Waits, Emmett & Popp, LLC; Daigle, Fisse & Kessenich, Defendants-Appellees. In re In the Matter of the Complaint of D.R.D. Towing Company, Inc., Owner Pro Hac Vice or Alleged Owner Pro Hac Vice of the M/V MEL OLIVER, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability. D.R.D. Towing Company, Inc., as owner pro hac vice or alleged owner pro hac vice of the M/V MEL OLIVER, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Laurin Maritime AB; Whitefin Shipping Company Limited; Anglo-Atlantic Steamship Limited; Laurin Maritime (America), Inc., Claimants-Appellants. Donnetta Cheramie, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. D.R.D. Towing Company, LLC, Defendant-Appellee, v. Whitefin Shipping Company Limited; Laurin Maritime AB, Defendants-Appellants. Tri Native Contractors, INC.; et al., Plaintiffs, v. D.R.D. Towing Company, LLC, Defendant-Appellee, v. Whitefin Shipping Company Limited; Laurin Maritime AB, Defendants-Appellants. In re In the Matter of the Complaint of American Commercial, LLC, Owner of M/V MEL OLIVER, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability. American Commercial Lines, LLC, as owner of the M/V MEL OLIVER Praying for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Laurin Maritime (America), Inc.; Laurin Maritime AB; Whitefin Shipping Co. Limited; Anglo-Atlantic Steamship Limited, Appellants, v. Jahda Muhammad, Defendant. Kevin A. Pettigrew, Plaintiff, v. D.R.D. Towing Company, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellee, v. Laurin Maritime (America), Inc.; Laurin Maritime AB; Whitefin Shipping Co. Limited; Anglo-Atlantic Steamship Limited, Movants-Appellants. Stephen Marshall Gabarick, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; et al., Plaintiffs, v. Laurin Maritime (America), Inc.; et al., Defendants. Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. D.R.D. Towing Company, L.L.C.; American Commercial Lines L.L.C.; American Commercial Lines, Inc.; Anglo-Atlantic Steamship Limited; Laurin Maritime AB; Laurin Maritime (America), Inc., Defendants-Appellants, v. Whitefin Shipping Company Limited, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth G. Engerrand, I (argued), Michael Aaron Varner , Brown Sims, P.C., Houston, TX, Mark Lynn Clark , Charles Gavin Clayton, IV , Brown Sims, P.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David B. Lawton, Sr. Atty. (argued), Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Petitioners-Appellants.

Glenn G. Goodier , Richard David Bertram , Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P., David B. Lawton, Sr. Atty. (argued), Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, John A.V. Nicoletti (argued), Nicoletti, Hornig & Sweeney, New York City, for Defendants-Appellants.

John Francis Emmett, I , Randolph J. Waits , Waits, Emmett & Popp, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, OWEN and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

The M/V TINTOMARA, an ocean-going tanker, collided with the barge DM-932, in the tow of the M/V MEL OLIVER, splitting the barge in half and spilling its cargo of oil into the Mississippi River. Following the filing of numerous lawsuits, including personal injury claims by the crew members and class actions by fishermen, the primary insurer filed an interpleader action, depositing its policy limits with the court.

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