SLATTEN, LLC v. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

Civil Action No. 13-673.

SLATTEN, LLC, et al. v. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

October 30, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Slatten, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Rufus C. Harris, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Alfred Jackson Rufty, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Cindy Galpin Martin , Harris & Rufty, LLC & Jill Schultz Willhoft , Harris & Rufty, LLC.

Bisso Towboat Company, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Rufus C. Harris, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Alfred Jackson Rufty, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Cindy Galpin Martin , Harris & Rufty, LLC & Jill Schultz Willhoft , Harris & Rufty, LLC.

Bouchard Transportation Company, Inc., Consol Plaintiff, represented by Peter B. Tompkins , Murphy, Rogers, Sloss & Gambel & Timothy David DePaula , Murphy, Rogers, Sloss & Gambel.

Anthony Fortier, Intervenor, represented by Timothy John Falcon , Falcon Law Firm, Jarrett S. Falcon , Falcon Law Firm & Jeremiah A. Sprague , Falcon Law Firm.

Kirkland Hutson, Intervenor, represented by Timothy John Falcon , Falcon Law Firm, Jarrett S. Falcon , Falcon Law Firm & Jeremiah A. Sprague , Falcon Law Firm.

Mark Blanq, Intervenor, represented by Timothy John Falcon , Falcon Law Firm, Jarrett S. Falcon , Falcon Law Firm & Jeremiah A. Sprague , Falcon Law Firm.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Defendant, represented by Salvador Joseph Pusateri , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum, Aaron Benjamin Greenbaum , Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian & Rowen A. Fricker , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Consol Defendant, represented by Salvador Joseph Pusateri , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum, Aaron Benjamin Greenbaum , Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian & Rowen A. Fricker , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum.

United Bulk Terminals Davant, LLC, Consol Defendant, represented by Michael William McMahon , Daigle & Fisse & Jon A. Van Steenis , Daigle & Fisse.

United Bulk Terminals Davant, LLC, Third Party Defendant, represented by Michael William McMahon , Daigle & Fisse & Jon A. Van Steenis , Daigle & Fisse.

United Bulk Terminals Davant, LLC, Doc. 43, Cross Claimant, represented by Michael William McMahon , Daigle & Fisse & Jon A. Van Steenis , Daigle & Fisse.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Counter Claimant, represented by Salvador Joseph Pusateri , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum, Aaron Benjamin Greenbaum , Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian & Rowen A. Fricker , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum.

Bisso Towboat Company, Inc., Counter Defendant, represented by Rufus C. Harris, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Alfred Jackson Rufty, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Cindy Galpin Martin , Harris & Rufty, LLC & Jill Schultz Willhoft , Harris & Rufty, LLC.

Slatten, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Rufus C. Harris, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Alfred Jackson Rufty, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Cindy Galpin Martin , Harris & Rufty, LLC & Jill Schultz Willhoft , Harris & Rufty, LLC.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Third Party Plaintiff, represented by Salvador Joseph Pusateri , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum, Aaron Benjamin Greenbaum , Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian & Rowen A. Fricker , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum.

Marquette Transportation Company Gulf-Inland, LLC, Third Party Defendant, represented by John A. Scialdone , Fowler Rodriguez, John Steven Garner , Fowler Rodriguez & Todd G. Crawford , Fowler Rodriguez.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Third Party Plaintiff, represented by Salvador Joseph Pusateri , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum, Aaron Benjamin Greenbaum , Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian & Rowen A. Fricker , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum.

Pleiades Shipping Agents, S.A., Third Party Defendant, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Pleiades Shipping Agents, S.A., Third Party Defendant, represented by Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Beverley Navigation, Inc., Third Party Defendant, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP, Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

United Bulk Terminals Davant, LLC, Counter Claimant, represented by Michael William McMahon , Daigle & Fisse & Jon A. Van Steenis , Daigle & Fisse.

U.S. United Bulk Terminals, LLC, Counter Claimant, represented by Michael William McMahon , Daigle & Fisse.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by Salvador Joseph Pusateri , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum, Aaron Benjamin Greenbaum , Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian & Rowen A. Fricker , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Third Party Plaintiff, represented by Salvador Joseph Pusateri , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum, Aaron Benjamin Greenbaum , Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian & Rowen A. Fricker , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum.

Pleiades Shipping Agents, S.A., Third Party Defendant, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP, Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Bisso Towboat Company, Inc., Third Party Defendant, represented by Rufus C. Harris, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Alfred Jackson Rufty, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Cindy Galpin Martin , Harris & Rufty, LLC & Jill Schultz Willhoft , Harris & Rufty, LLC.

Slatten, LLC, Third Party Defendant, represented by Rufus C. Harris, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Alfred Jackson Rufty, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Cindy Galpin Martin , Harris & Rufty, LLC & Jill Schultz Willhoft , Harris & Rufty, LLC.

Beverley Navigation, Inc., Third Party Defendant, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Marquette Transportation Company Gulf-Inland, LLC, Third Party Defendant, represented by John A. Scialdone , Fowler Rodriguez, John Steven Garner , Fowler Rodriguez & Todd G. Crawford , Fowler Rodriguez.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Cross Claimant, represented by Salvador Joseph Pusateri , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum, Aaron Benjamin Greenbaum , Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian & Rowen A. Fricker , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum.

U.S. United Bulk Terminals, LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Michael William McMahon , Daigle & Fisse.

Pleiades Shipping Agents, S.A., Cross Claimant, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP, Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Beverley Navigation, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP, Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Marquette Transportation Company Gulf-Inland, LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by John A. Scialdone , Fowler Rodriguez, John Steven Garner , Fowler Rodriguez & Todd G. Crawford , Fowler Rodriguez.

United Bulk Terminals Davant, LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Michael William McMahon , Daigle & Fisse & Jon A. Van Steenis , Daigle & Fisse.

Pleiades Shipping Agents, S.A., Counter Claimant, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP, Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Beverley Navigation, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP, Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Bisso Towboat Company, Inc., Counter Defendant, represented by Rufus C. Harris, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Alfred Jackson Rufty, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Cindy Galpin Martin , Harris & Rufty, LLC & Jill Schultz Willhoft , Harris & Rufty, LLC.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by Salvador Joseph Pusateri , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum, Aaron Benjamin Greenbaum , Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian & Rowen A. Fricker , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum.

Slatten, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Rufus C. Harris, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Alfred Jackson Rufty, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Cindy Galpin Martin , Harris & Rufty, LLC & Jill Schultz Willhoft , Harris & Rufty, LLC.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Cross Defendant, represented by Salvador Joseph Pusateri , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum, Aaron Benjamin Greenbaum , Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian & Rowen A. Fricker , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum.

Pleiades Shipping Agents, S.A., Third Party Plaintiff, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP, Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Beverley Navigation, Inc., Third Party Plaintiff, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP, Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

United Bulk Terminals Davant, LLC, Third Party Defendant, represented by Michael William McMahon , Daigle & Fisse & Jon A. Van Steenis , Daigle & Fisse.

Pleiades Shipping Agents, S.A., Cross Claimant, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP, Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Beverley Navigation, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP, Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Slatten, LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Rufus C. Harris, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Alfred Jackson Rufty, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Cindy Galpin Martin , Harris & Rufty, LLC & Jill Schultz Willhoft , Harris & Rufty, LLC.

Bisso Towboat Company, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Rufus C. Harris, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Alfred Jackson Rufty, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Cindy Galpin Martin , Harris & Rufty, LLC & Jill Schultz Willhoft , Harris & Rufty, LLC.

Marquette Transportation Company Gulf-Inland, LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by John A. Scialdone , Fowler Rodriguez, John Steven Garner , Fowler Rodriguez & Todd G. Crawford , Fowler Rodriguez.

Pleiades Shipping Agents, S.A., Counter Claimant, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP, Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Beverley Navigation, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP, Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by Salvador Joseph Pusateri , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum, Aaron Benjamin Greenbaum , Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian & Rowen A. Fricker , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Third Party Plaintiff, represented by Salvador Joseph Pusateri , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum, Aaron Benjamin Greenbaum , Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian & Rowen A. Fricker , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum.

United Bulk Terminals Davant, LLC, Third Party Defendant, represented by Michael William McMahon , Daigle & Fisse & Jon A. Van Steenis , Daigle & Fisse.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Third Party Plaintiff, represented by Salvador Joseph Pusateri , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum, Aaron Benjamin Greenbaum , Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian & Rowen A. Fricker , Pusateri Barrios Guillot & Greenbaum.

Beverley Navigation, Inc., Third Party Defendant, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP, Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Bisso Towboat Company, Inc., Third Party Defendant, represented by Rufus C. Harris, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Alfred Jackson Rufty, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Cindy Galpin Martin , Harris & Rufty, LLC & Jill Schultz Willhoft , Harris & Rufty, LLC.

Marquette Transportation Company Gulf-Inland, LLC, Third Party Defendant, represented by John A. Scialdone , Fowler Rodriguez, John Steven Garner , Fowler Rodriguez & Todd G. Crawford , Fowler Rodriguez.

Pleiades Shipping Agents, S.A., Third Party Defendant, represented by Daniel Alfred Tadros , Chaffe McCall LLP, Joseph Benedict Marino, III , Chaffe McCall LLP & Thomas Deming Forbes , Chaffe McCall LLP.

Slatten, LLC, Third Party Defendant, represented by Rufus C. Harris, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Alfred Jackson Rufty, III , Harris & Rufty, LLC, Cindy Galpin Martin , Harris & Rufty, LLC & Jill Schultz Willhoft , Harris & Rufty, LLC.

United Bulk Terminals Davant, LLC, Third Party Defendant, represented by Michael William McMahon , Daigle & Fisse & Jon A. Van Steenis , Daigle & Fisse.


ORDER AND REASONS

SARAH S. VANCE, District Judge.

Plaintiff Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. moves for summary judgment against defendants Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and United Bulk Terminals Davant, L.L.C., as well as third-party defendants Marquette Transportation Company Gulf-Inland, LLC, and Beverley Navigation, Inc. and Pleiades Shipping Agents, S.A. (collectively, "Beverley").1 Royal Caribbean...

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