Legal Opinion
In Re Complaint & Petition of Lloyd's Leasing Ltd.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 22, 1988No. Civ. A. G-84-293PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HUGH GIBSON, District Judge.
The genesis of the current limitation of liability action before the Court is to be found in 1984 when the M/T ALVENUS, on a voyage from Venezuela to Lake Charles, Louisiana, sustained a crack in her hull while in the Calcasieu Pass Channel of the Gulf of Mexico. The epicenter of the resultant oil spill was approximately seventy miles distance from Galveston, Texas, and took several days to reach the coastal city. Over 375 “Galveston” claimants have filed claims against petitioners alleging damages of varied and sundry natures.
Petitioners have…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Consolidated Aluminum Corp. v. C.F. Bean Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Louisiana ex rel. Guste v. M/V TestbankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- State of Louisiana v. TestbankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Consolidated Aluminum Corporation v. C.F. Bean CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Republic of France & Compagnie Generale Transatlantique v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Lloyd's Leasing Ltd. v. BatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Lloyd's Leasing Limited v. James BatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990