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DELOACH MARINE SERVICES v. MARQUETTE TRANSP. CO.

No. 19-30311.

974 F.3d 601 (2020)

DELOACH MARINE SERVICES, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. MARQUETTE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, L.L.C., in personam, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed September 11, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred Jackson Rufty, III, Esq. , Rufus Carrollton Harris, III, Esq. , Harris & Rufty, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

Evans Martin McLeod, Esq. , Adam Neely Davis , Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for in personam Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

Before Smith, Willett, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.

Two barge towboats collided on the Mississippi River. After a bench trial, the district court found the captains of both vessels negligent to varying degrees. Both parties appeal. Finding no clear error, we affirm the district court's apportionment of fault. We remand to consider prejudgment interest.

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