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SCF WAXLER MARINE, L.L.C. v. ARIS T M/V

No. 20-30019.

24 F.4th 458 (2022)

SCF WAXLER MARINE, L.L.C., doing business as SCF Liquids, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARIS T M/V, a bulk carrier ship, IMO No. 9343895, MMSI No. 2406260000, her engines, tackle, and other appurtenances, in rem, in admiralty, Defendant-Appellee, v. Genesis Marine, L.L.C., owners and operators of the M/V Elizabeth Robinson and her tow; Genesis Marine, L.L.C. of Delaware, owners and operators of the M/V Elizabeth Robinson, Third-Party Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Cenac Marine Services, L.L.C., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Aris T. Ene, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee, v. Valero Refining — New Orleans, L.L.C.; Motiva Enterprises, L.L.C., Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellees, Valero Refining — New Orleans, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marmaras Navigation Limited; Aris T. Ene, Defendants-Appellees, v. Genesis Marine, L.L.C., owners and operators of the M/V Elizabeth Robinson and her tow; Genesis Marine, L.L.C. of Delaware, owners and operators of the M/V Elizabeth Robinson, Defendants-Appellants, Motiva Enterprises, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marmaras Navigation Limited; Aris T. Ene, Defendants-Appellees, v. Genesis Marine, L.L.C., owners and operators of the M/V Elizabeth Robinson and her tow; Genesis Marine, L.L.C. of Delaware, owners and operators of the M/V Elizabeth Robinson, Defendants-Appellants, Shell Chemical, L.P., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marmaras Navigation Limited; Aris T. Ene, Defendants-Appellees, v. Genesis Marine, L.L.C., owners and operators of the M/V Elizabeth Robinson and her tow; Genesis Marine, L.L.C. of Delaware, owners and operators of the M/V Elizabeth Robinson, Defendants-Appellants, In re: In the Matter of the Complaint of Aris T. Ene, Owner, and Marmaras Navigation Limited, Managers, of the Aris T M/V, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability Aris T. Ene; Marmaras Navigation Limited, as Managers of the Aris T M/V petitioning for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability, Petitioners-Appellees, v. Genesis Marine, L.L.C., owners and operators of the M/V Elizabeth Robinson and her tow; Genesis Marine, L.L.C. of Delaware, owners and operators of the M/V Elizabeth Robinson, Third-Party Plaintiffs-Claimants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Cenac Marine Services, L.L.C., Third-Party Defendant-Claimant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. SCF Waxler Marine, L.L.C., doing business as SCF Liquids; Motiva Enterprises, L.L.C.; Shell Chemical, L.P.; Valero Refining — New Orleans, L.L.C.; Kirby Inland Marine, L.P., Claimant-Appellee, Antoine Morris, Claimant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, In re: In the Matter of the Complaint of Cenac Marine Services, L.L.C., Owner and Operator of M/V Loretta Cenac, Barge CTCO 338, Barge CTCO 339, and Barge CTCO Barge 357B, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability Cenac Marine Services L.L.C., as owner and operator of the MV Loretta Cenac, Barge CTCO 338, Barge CTCO 339, and Barge CTCO Barge 357B, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability, Petitioner-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Genesis Marine, L.L.C., owners and operators of the M/V Elizabeth Robinson and her tow; Genesis Marine, L.L.C. of Delaware, owners and operators of the M/V Elizabeth Robinson, Third-Party Plaintiffs-Defendants-Claimants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Aris T. Ene; Marmaras Navigation Limited, Third-Party Plaintiffs-Defendants-Claimants-Appellees, Valero Refining — New Orleans, L.L.C., Third-Party Plaintiff-Claimant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, Motiva Enterprises, L.L.C., Third-Party Plaintiff-Claimant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, Shell Chemical, L.P., Claimant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. New York Marine and General Insurance Company; Stonington Insurance Company; National Specialty Insurance Company, Third-Party Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, Continental Insurance Company; AGCS Marine Insurance Company; Lloyd's Syndicates, 4444CNP, 0958CNP, 1036COF, 1225AES, 0457WTK, 2003SJC, 0033HIS, 2001AML, 4472LIB, 2121ARG, 2623AFB, 0623AFB, 2987BRT, 1183TAL, 3000MKL and 0382HDU 2001AML, 4472LIB, 2121ARG, 2623AFB, 0623AFB, 2987BRT, 1183TAL, 3000MKL and 0382HDU, Third-Party Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellees, SCF Waxler Marine, L.L.C., doing business as SCF Liquids; Kirby Inland Marine, L.P., Claimants-Appellees, v. Antoine Morris, Claimant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed January 24, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Pollard Diaz , Brett Daniel Wise , Liskow & Lewis, P.L.C., New Orleans, LA, Alan K. Goldstein , Law Office of Alan K. Goldstein, Napa, CA, Scott R. Wheaton, Jr. , Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Thomas Pollard Diaz , Brett Daniel Wise , Liskow & Lewis, P.L.C., New Orleans, LA, Alan K. Goldstein , Law Office of Alan K. Goldstein, Napa, CA, Scott R. Wheaton, Jr. , for Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Evans Martin McLeod, Esq. , Jeremy Thomas Grabill , William Jo Riviere , Justin Cole Warner , Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Third Party Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees Genesis Marine, L.L.C., and Genesis Marine, L.L.C. of Delaware.

Joseph Dwight LeBlanc, III , Robert Patrick Ray , Frilot, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Claimant-Appellee.

Daniel A. Tadros , Douglas L. Grundmeyer, Esq. , Nicole Celia Katz , Jon Wesley Wise , Chaffe McCall, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee Marmaras Navigation Limited, and Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants Aris T WV, and Aris T. Ene.

Patrick J. McShane, Esq. , Lara N. Di-Cristina , Timothy Patrick O'Leary, Esq. , Frilot, L.L.C., Isaac H. Ryan , Deutsch Kerrigan, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Third Party Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees New York Marine and General Insurance Company, Stonington Insurance Company, and National Specialty Insurance Company.

Patrick J. McShane, Esq. , Lara N. Di-Cristina , Timothy Patrick O'Leary, Esq. , Frilot, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Third Party Defendant-Appellee Lloyd's Syndicates.

John F. Emmett , Randolph Jean Waits , Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Third Party Defendants-Appellees Continental Insurance Company, and AGCS Marine Insurance Company, and Third Party Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant Cenac Marine Services, L.L.C.

Desherick J. W. Boone , Attorney, Boone Law Firm, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant Antoine Morris.

Keith Bernard Letourneau , Zachary Cain , Douglas John Shoemaker , Blank Rome, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Michael H. Bagot, Jr. , Gerard Beauregard Gelpi, Esq. , Wagner, Bagot & Rayer, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant Valero Refining — New Orleans, L.L.C.

Before Jones, Smith, and Elrod, Circuit Judges.

On the evening of January 31, 2016, three vessels were travelling on the Mississippi River. Unfortunately, they did not pass peacefully in the night. This case is about why, and how fault should be assigned. Because we hold that the district court did not err in allocating the parties' respective liabilities...

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