Legal Opinion
Mission Bay Jet Sports, LLC v. Colombo
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 24, 2009No. 08-56142PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYMER, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether admiralty jurisdiction exists over tort claims by two women who were seriously injured when thrown off a jet-propelled Sea-Doo personal watercraft, allegedly operated negligently, on navigable waters in an area of San Diego’s Mission Bay that is reserved for the use of such vessels. The district court thought not, but we believe both the location of the accident and its connection to traditional maritime activity sustain admiralty jurisdiction. Accordingly, we reverse and remand.
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