Thorman v. American Seafoods Co.

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

Philip Thorman, on behalf of a class of similarly situated crew members, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of American Seafoods Company and American Seafoods Company LLC (in personam defendants) as well as various vessels owned by these companies (in rem defendants) (the defendants collectively, “American Seafoods”). The district court concluded that Thorman’s claims were time-barred because the contractual six-month limit on disputes had expired. We agree and affirm the district court’s summary judgment order.

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