Legal Opinion
In Re the Complaint of J.A.R. Barge Lines, L.P.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 22, 2004No. CIV.A.03-163PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
STANDISH, District Judge.
I
In this civil action, plaintiffs, J.A.R. Barge Lines, L.P. (JAR) and Mon River Towing, Inc. (MRT), filed a motion for exoneration from and/or limitation of liability, pursuant to the Limitation of Vessel Owner’s Liability Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 181 et seq. In response, Mark Allen Smith (Smith), entered an answer and asserted claims including negligence, gross negli-genee and unseaworthiness. Smith seeks compensatory and punitive damages and a trial by jury. Presently before the court is plaintiffs’ objection to and motion to dismiss and/or strike certain…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
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