Madeja v. Olympic Packer, LLC

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO INCREASE BOND, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO REARREST THE VESSEL; ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR IUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW; ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR IUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW; FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER

MOLLWAY, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION.

This admiralty case was tried without a jury. The trial lasted four days. Plaintiffs Sampson O. Madeja (“Madeja”), Jose Rodriguez (“Rodriguez”), Michael Steven Mallars (“Mallars”), Solví P. Olafsson (“Olafsson”), and Olafur Skagvik (“Skagvik”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) brought this…