Legal Opinion
Offshore of the Palm Beaches, Inc. v. Lisa Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 3, 2014No. 13-11092PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
In this admiralty action, a boat owner, Offshore of the Palm Beaches, Inc. (“Offshore”), appeals from a district court order that permitted a lone claimant, Lisa Lynch, to pursue personal injury claims in state court after Offshore had invoked the Limitation of Liability Act (“Limitation Act”), 46 U.S.C. § 30501 (2006). Offshore argues that its forum selection should control because Lynch lost the race to the courthouse. Our case precedent instructs us that we have jurisdiction to review the district court’s order as one dissolving or modifying an injunction pursuant to…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Access Now, Inc. v. Southwest Airlines Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- David L. Morrison v. Amway Corporation, N.K.A. Alticor, Inc., a Michigan Corporation, Magic Carpet Aviation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Michael Weaver v. Madison City Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Definitive Marine Surveys Inc. v. TranDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2018
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