Environment Safety & Health Consulting Services, Inc. v. Diaz

PER CURIAM: *

The Limitation of Liability Act allows owners of maritime vessels to limit their liability for accidents occurring on their vessels to the value of the vessel. 46 U.S.C. § 30505. The Act requires that a limitation of liability action “be brought within six months after a claimant gives the [vessel] owner written notice of a claim.” Id. at § 30511. We agree with the district court that the state-court petition filed by Plaintiff-Appellee Avery Diaz was sufficient to constitute “written notice” under § 30511 of his claim against Defendant-Appellant Environmental, Safety & Health…