Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC v. LaShip, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA GULF ISLAND SHIPYARDS, LLC ET AL CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO. 22-154 LASHIP, LLC, ET AL SECTION “L” (5) FINDINGS OF FACT & CONCLUSIONS OF LAW On August 29, 2021 Hurricane Ida struck the Houma Navigation Canal upon which Plaintiff, Gulf Island Shipyards, and Defendant, LaShip, LLC, each had facilities. Plaintiff alleges that a vessel moored at Defendant's facility, namely, the Betty Chouest, broke away from its moorings at the LaShip facility and swept downstream towards Plaintiff's facility where it struck and damaged a dock and two of…