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MARTZ v. HORAZDOVSKY

No. 20-35985, No. 21-15187.

33 F.4th 1157 (2022)

William MARTZ; Jane Martz, as owners of a Nautique vessel for Limitation of Liability, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Andrew HORAZDOVSKY, Claimant-Appellee. Fish N Dive LLC; Honu Group LLC; Honu Watersports LLC; Matthew J. Zimmerman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Tyler Brown; James A. Liotta, as Personal Representative of the Estate of T.T., Deceased estate T.T.; Tsogt Natsagdorj, Individually, and as Next Friend of K.T., a Minor next friend K. T; Enkhsuvd Batbold; Hawaii Sports, Inc., Claimants-Appellees, Padi Worldwide Corporation; Padi Americas, Inc., Real-Parties-in-Interest-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 10, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Williams (argued), Bush Seyferth PLLC, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Jonathon A. Katcher , Pope & Katcher, Anchorage, Alaska; for Plaintiffs-Appellants William Martz and Jane Martz.

Yale H. Metzger (argued), Law Offices of Yale H. Metzger, Anchorage, Alaska; Daniel I. Pace , Pace Law Offices, Anchorage, Alaska; for Claimant-Appellee Andrew Horazdovsky.

Marker E. Lovell Jr. (argued), Michelle L. Tommey , and R. Hudson Hollister , Gibson Robb & Lindh LLP, Emeryville, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Fish N Dive LLC, Honu Group LLC, Honu Watersports LLC, and Matthew J. Zimmerman.

Michael K. Livingston (argued), Mark S. Davis , Loretta A. Sheehan , Thomas M. Otake , and Amalia L. Fenton , Davis Levin Livingston, Honolulu, Hawaii, for Claimants-Appellees Tyler Brown, James A. Liotta, Tsogt Natsagdorj, Enkhsuvd Batbold, and Hawaii Sports Inc.

Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw, Eric D. Miller, and Bridget S. Bade, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

When a vessel is involved in an accident, the Shipowner's Limitation of Liability Act allows the owner to limit its liability to the value of the vessel and pending freight. 46 U.S.C. § 30505. To enjoy the benefit of that limit, the owner must bring a separate limitation-of-liability action "within 6...

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