NGUYEN v. AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES L.L.C.

No. 15-30070.

805 F.3d 134 (2015)

Chuc NGUYEN; Leo Ancalade; Matthew Andrews; George Arnsen; Mark Arnold; et al, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 8, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne W. Yuspeh , Metairie, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Glenn G. Goodier , Richard David Bertram, Esq. , Jones Walker LLP, New Orleans, LA, John A.V. Nicoletti, Esq. , Terry Lee Stoltz, Esq. , Nicoletti, Hornig & Sweeney, New York, N.Y., for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, DENNIS, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


Following a collision, a barge owned by American Commercial Lines, L.L.C., discharged oil into the Mississippi River. A number of fishermen and others dependent on fishing filed claims under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 against the owner of the barge for damages arising from the spill. The district court denied the motion of American Commercial...

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