ORION MARINE CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. CARROLL

No. 17-11961.

918 F.3d 1323 (2019)

ORION MARINE CONSTRUCTION, INC., as owner of Barges M-1801, M-1802, M-1701 and M-1402, their engines, tackle, appurtenances, equipment, etc., in a cause of exoneration from or limitation of liability, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Elizabeth CARROLL, Defendant, Daniel F. Bowen, et al., Claimants, Mark Dawson, Christine M. Dawson, Claimants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 20, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Birthisel , Jules V. Masses , Michael Bradford , Jolieann Brooks , Michael John Dono , Stacey Lynn Papp , William Matthew Poage , Hamilton Miller & Birthisel, LLP, Tampa, FL, Christopher F. Hamilton , Shutts & Bowen, LLP, Tampa, FL, Suzanne M. Lehner , Simon Reed & Salazar, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Ryan C. Reese , Jackson H. Bowman , Moore Bowman & Rix, PA, Tampa, FL, for Claimant-Appellee Mark Dawson, Christine M. Dawson.

David F. Pope , Banker Lopez Gassler, PA, Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellee Erika Geide, Olga Matuska.

Michael Charles Black , Michael C. Black, PA, Miami, FL, for Claimant-Appellee Daniel F. Bowen, Donald a Broduer, Robert Buch, Marion Buch, Daniel J. Caccamo.

Before MARCUS, NEWSOM, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


This admiralty appeal requires us to navigate uncharted waters in order to determine what constitutes sufficient notice of a claim under the Shipowner's Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 30501, et seq. The Act establishes a procedure by which a shipowner can limit its liability for certain claims involving...

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