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OFFSHORE OF THE PALM BEACHES, INC. v. LYNCH

No. 13-11092.

741 F.3d 1251 (2014)

OFFSHORE OF THE PALM BEACHES, INC., a Florida Corporation, d.b.a. Freedom Boat Club, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Lisa LYNCH, Claimant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 3, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan Charles Meade , William E. Crab-ill , Alejandro J. Gonzalez , Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer, PA, Miami, FL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Michael William McLeod , Rumrell Bate McLeod & Brock, PA, St. Augustine, FL, George M. Bakalar , Darryl B. Kogan , Kogan & Disalvo, PA, Boynton Beach, FL, for Claimant-Appellee.

Before MARCUS, FAY, and WALKER, Circuit Judges.

MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

In this admiralty action, a boat owner, Offshore of the Palm Beaches, Inc. ("Offshore"), appeals from a district court order that permitted a lone claimant, Lisa Lynch, to pursue personal injury claims in state court after Offshore had invoked the Limitation of Liability Act ("Limitation Act"), 46 U.S.C. § 30501 (2006). Offshore argues that its forum selection should control because Lynch lost the race to the courthouse. Our case precedent...

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