Legal Opinion
In re the Complaint of Kanoa, Inc.
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided November 29, 1994No. Civ. No. 94-00216 ACKPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING CLAIMANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
KAY, Chief Judge.
BACKGROUND
This ease arises out of the death of Philip Licata (“Licata”) on October 10, 1993, during a recreational scuba diving expedition from a commercial dive vessel off the Island of Hawaii. The expedition was run by Limitation Plaintiff Kanoa, Inc., dba Body Glove (“Ka-noa”). On March 21, 1994, Kanoa filed a Complaint for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability in this Court pursuant to federal admiralty/maritime jurisdiction.
Philip Lieata’s widow, Madonna Licata, filed this motion on August 23, 1994, seeking dismissal of…
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