IN MATTER OF COMPLAINT OF J.R. NICHOLLS, LLC

Civil Action No. H-10-449.

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPLAINT OF J.R. NICHOLLS, LLC AND KM SHIP CHANNEL SERVICES, LLC AS OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE M/V J.R. NICHOLLS FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

May 17, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.R. Nicholls LLC, as owner and operator of the M/V J.R. Nicholls for exoneration from or limitation of liability, Plaintiff, represented by Timothy Wayne Strickland , Fowler Rodriguez et al..

KM Ship Channel Services, LLC, as owner and operator of the M/V JR Nicholls for exoneration from or limitation of liability, Plaintiff, represented by Timothy Wayne Strickland , Fowler Rodriguez et al..

G&H Towing Company, Claimant, represented by James Richard Watkins , Royston Rayzor et al.

The Estate of Steven Edward Seymore, Claimant, represented by Daniel Patrick Barton , Barton Law Firm.

Laura J. Braden, Claimant, represented by Daniel Patrick Barton , Barton Law Firm.

Hobert S. Seymore, Claimant, represented by Daniel Patrick Barton , Barton Law Firm.

Marvin Thompson, Claimant, represented by Dennis M McElwee , Schechter McElwee et al.

John Gutierrez, Claimant, represented by Dennis M McElwee , Schechter McElwee et al.

Jason Krueger, Claimant, represented by Mark T Murray , Stevenson & Murray.


FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSION OF LAW

GRAY H. MILLER, District Judge.

This is a limitation of liability action brought by J.R. Nicholls, Inc., and KM Ship Channel Services LLC (collectively "petitioners"), as owner and operator, respectively, of a push boat, the J.R. NICHOLLS, which sank on February 10, 2010, in the Houston Ship Channel. After a non-jury trial on the merits, the court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions...

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