Esoteric, LLC v. One (1) 2000 Eighty-Five Foot Azimut Motor Yacht Named M/V "Star One"
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Defendant-Appellant Nicholas Estrella appeals the district court’s judgment in favor of Esoteric, LLC (“Esoteric”) in a maritime salvage case. Following a 2-day bench trial, the district court awarded Esoteric $67,800 for the voluntary salvage of a motor vessel named the M/V Star One, which is owned by Estrella. The district court also awarded Esoteric $72,755 in attorneys’ fees. Reversible error has been shown; we affirm in part but reverse the award of attorneys’ fees.
While traveling near the Bahamas, the M/V Esoteric — a yacht owned by Esoteric — responded to an emergency report about a…
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