IN RE MATTER OF TAIRA LYNN LIMITED NO. 7

Civil Action No. 13-0318-WS-C.

IN RE: THE MATTER OF TAIRA LYNN LIMITED No. 7, etc., et al., PRAYING FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division.

May 9, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Matter of Taira Lynn Limited No. 7, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, pro hac vice, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP, pro hac vice, Catherine Cordes Darden & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

D&S Charters LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, pro hac vice, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP, pro hac vice, Catherine Cordes Darden & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

D&S Marine Service, L.L.C., Plaintiff, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, pro hac vice, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP, pro hac vice, Catherine Cordes Darden & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

Michael E. Upchurch, Mediator, represented by Michael E. Upchurch , Frazer, Greene, Upchurch & Baker LLC.

Casey Tyson, Claimant, represented by David A. Bagwell , David S. Cain, Jr. , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC, George W. Finkbohner, III , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC & David G. Wirtes, Jr. , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC.

Justin Kyle Benoit, Claimant, represented by David A. Bagwell , David S. Cain, Jr. , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC, George W. Finkbohner, III , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC & David G. Wirtes, Jr. , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC.

Maebell Muns Benoit, Claimant, represented by David A. Bagwell , David S. Cain, Jr. , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC, George W. Finkbohner, III , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC & David G. Wirtes, Jr. , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC.

Oil Recovery Company, Inc. of Alabama, Claimant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

ORCA, Inc., Claimant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

George Lee Erickson, Claimant, represented by Bryan Eugene Comer , Tobias, McCormick & Comer, LLC, Desmond V. Tobias , Jason S. McCormick , Law Offices of Jason S. McCormick, P.C., A. Clay Rankin, III , RANKIN LAW LLC & David A. Bagwell .

Althea Erickson, Claimant, represented by David A. Bagwell & R. Jeffrey Perloff .

Ronnie D. Graham, Claimant, represented by Colette A. Oldmixon , Smith & Oldmixon, pro hac vice, Richard W. Fuquay , Ross Diamond, III , Diamond Fuquay, LLC & David A. Bagwell .

Theresa A. Graham, Claimant, represented by Colette A. Oldmixon , Smith & Oldmixon, pro hac vice, Richard W. Fuquay , Ross Diamond, III , Diamond Fuquay, LLC & David A. Bagwell .

Michael Frank Bordelon, Claimant, represented by Jeff R. Seely , Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP, pro hac vice, Raymon Todd Elias , pro hac vice & Francis E. Leon, Jr. , Frank Leon, PC.

Velia Bordelon, Claimant, represented by Jeff R. Seely , Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP, pro hac vice, Raymon Todd Elias , pro hac vice & Francis E. Leon, Jr. , Frank Leon, PC.

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Company, Claimant, represented by Gene A. Weisberg , Gladstone Weisberg ALC & Ronald Anthony DiPietra, Jr. , Gladstone Weisberg ALC.

AEP River Operations L.L.C., Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , pro hac vice, Clarence William Emory , pro hac vice, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, pro hac vice, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

Finley Fraser, Jr., Claimant, represented by Kent B. Ryan , pro hac vice & Stephanie D. Skinner , pro hac vice.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, pro hac vice, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC, pro hac vice & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC, pro hac vice.

Starr Indemnity & Liability Company, Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, pro hac vice, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC, pro hac vice & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC, pro hac vice.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , pro hac vice, Clarence William Emory , pro hac vice, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, pro hac vice, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

Andre Files, Claimant, represented by David Buckley , pro hac vice & Scott Wert , Bailey & Galyen, pro hac vice.

Maebell Muns Benoit, Counter Claimant, represented by David A. Bagwell , David S. Cain, Jr. , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC, George W. Finkbohner, III , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC & David G. Wirtes, Jr. , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC.

Justin Kyle Benoit, Counter Claimant, represented by David A. Bagwell , David S. Cain, Jr. , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC, George W. Finkbohner, III , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC & David G. Wirtes, Jr. , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC.

D&S Charters LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP & Catherine Cordes Darden .

D&S Marine Service, L.L.C., Counter Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP & Catherine Cordes Darden .

The Matter of Taira Lynn Limited No. 7, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP & Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP.

Casey Tyson, Counter Claimant, represented by David A. Bagwell , David S. Cain, Jr. , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC, George W. Finkbohner, III , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC & David G. Wirtes, Jr. , Cunningham, Bounds, LLC.

D&S Charters LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP & Catherine Cordes Darden .

D&S Marine Service, L.L.C., Counter Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP & Catherine Cordes Darden .

The Matter of Taira Lynn Limited No. 7, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP & Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP.

Starr Indemnity & Liability Company, Counter Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Counter Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

AEP River Operations L.L.C., Counter Defendant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Counter Defendant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

Starr Indemnity & Liability Company, Cross Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Cross Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

AEP River Operations L.L.C., Cross Defendant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Counter Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

Starr Indemnity & Liability Company, Counter Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

D&S Marine Service, L.L.C., Counter Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP, Catherine Cordes Darden & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

TAIRA LYNN MARINE LIMITED No. 7, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Catherine Cordes Darden & Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP.

D&S Charters LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP, Catherine Cordes Darden & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Cross Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

Starr Indemnity & Liability Company, Cross Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

D&S Marine Service, L.L.C., Cross Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP, Catherine Cordes Darden & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

TAIRA LYNN MARINE LIMITED No. 7, LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Catherine Cordes Darden & Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP.

D&S Charters LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP, Catherine Cordes Darden & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Counter Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

Starr Indemnity & Liability Company, Counter Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

ORCA, Inc., Counter Defendant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Cross Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

Starr Indemnity & Liability Company, Cross Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

ORCA, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Counter Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

Starr Indemnity & Liability Company, Counter Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

Oil Recovery Company, Inc. of Alabama, Counter Defendant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Cross Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

Starr Indemnity & Liability Company, Cross Claimant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

Oil Recovery Company, Inc. of Alabama, Cross Defendant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

AEP River Operations L.L.C., Counter Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

Ronnie D. Graham, Counter Defendant, represented by Colette A. Oldmixon , Smith & Oldmixon, Richard W. Fuquay & Ross Diamond, III , Diamond Fuquay, LLC.

AEP River Operations L.L.C., Cross Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Cross Defendant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

AEP River Operations L.L.C., Counter Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Counter Defendant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

Oil Recovery Company, Inc. of Alabama, Cross Defendant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

Oil Recovery Company, Inc. of Alabama, Counter Defendant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

ORCA, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

ORCA, Inc., Counter Defendant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

AEP River Operations L.L.C., Cross Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

D&S Marine Service, L.L.C., Cross Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP, Catherine Cordes Darden & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

D&S Charters LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP & Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

AEP River Operations L.L.C., Counter Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

D&S Marine Service, L.L.C., Counter Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP, Catherine Cordes Darden & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

D&S Charters LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP & Catherine Cordes Darden .

TAIRA LYNN MARINE LIMITED No. 7, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP & Catherine Cordes Darden .

ORCA, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

Finley Fraser, Jr., Cross Defendant, represented by Kent B. Ryan & Stephanie D. Skinner .

Oil Recovery Company, Inc. of Alabama, Cross Claimant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

Finley Fraser, Jr., Cross Defendant, represented by Kent B. Ryan & Stephanie D. Skinner .

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

AEP River Operations L.L.C., Cross Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Cross Defendant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

AEP River Operations L.L.C., Cross Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

ORCA, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

AEP River Operations L.L.C., Cross Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

D&S Charters LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP & Catherine Cordes Darden .

D&S Marine Service, L.L.C., Cross Defendant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP & Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP.

TAIRA LYNN MARINE LIMITED No. 7, LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP & Catherine Cordes Darden .

Oil Recovery Company, Inc. of Alabama, Counter Claimant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Counter Defendant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

ORCA, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Counter Defendant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

Oil Recovery Company, Inc. of Alabama, Counter Claimant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

AEP River Operations L.L.C., Counter Defendant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Counter Defendant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

ORCA, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

AEP River Operations L.L.C., Counter Defendant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Counter Defendant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

D&S Marine Service, L.L.C., Counter Claimant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP, Catherine Cordes Darden & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

TAIRA LYNN MARINE LIMITED No. 7, LLC, Counter Claimant, represented by Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP.

D&S Charters LLC, Counter Claimant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP, Catherine Cordes Darden & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

AEP River Operations L.L.C., Counter Defendant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Counter Defendant, represented by Adam Sanderson , Clarence William Emory , John P. Kavanagh, Jr. , Burr Forman, Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC & Mark Emerson Hanna , Mouledoux, Bland, LeGrand & Brackett, pro hac vice.

D&S Marine Service, L.L.C., Counter Claimant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP, Catherine Cordes Darden & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

TAIRA LYNN MARINE LIMITED No. 7, LLC, Counter Claimant, represented by Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP.

D&S Charters LLC, Counter Claimant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP, Catherine Cordes Darden & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

Kirby Inland Marine LP, Counter Defendant, represented by J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC, Lara N. DiCristina , Frilot LLC & R. Patrick Ray , Frilot LLC.

Oil Recovery Company, Inc. of Alabama, Cross Claimant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

Finley Fraser, Jr., Cross Defendant, represented by Kent B. Ryan & Stephanie D. Skinner .

ORCA, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

Finley Fraser, Jr., Cross Defendant, represented by Kent B. Ryan & Stephanie D. Skinner .

D&S Marine Service, L.L.C., Counter Claimant, represented by Catherine Cordes Darden .

TAIRA LYNN MARINE LIMITED No. 7, LLC, Counter Claimant, represented by Catherine Cordes Darden .

D&S Charters LLC, Counter Claimant, represented by Catherine Cordes Darden .

ORCA, Inc., Counter Defendant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

TAIRA LYNN MARINE LIMITED No. 7, LLC, Counter Claimant, represented by Catherine Cordes Darden .

D&S Charters LLC, Counter Claimant, represented by Catherine Cordes Darden .

D&S Marine Service, L.L.C., Counter Claimant, represented by Catherine Barrett Rice , Jones Walker LLP, James Rebarchak , Jones Walker LLP, Jefferson R. Tillery , Jones Walker LLP, Catherine Cordes Darden & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.

Oil Recovery Company, Inc. of Alabama, Counter Defendant, represented by M. Kathleen Miller , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Richard W. Franklin , Armbrecht Jackson LLP, Timothy Alan Heisterhagen , Brian P. McCarthy , McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C. & J. Dwight LeBlanc, III , Frilot LLC.


ORDER

Counsel for claimant Andre Files has filed a suggestion of Files' death. (Doc. 724). The suggestion is noted, with the reminder that, "[i]f [a] motion [to substitute] is not made within 90 days after service of a statement noting the death, the action by or against the decedent...

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