Legal Opinion
Gibbs Ex Rel. Gibbs v. Carnival Cruise Lines
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 20, 2002No. 01-4101PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Chief Judge.
46 U.S.C. § 183b, a statute that regulates the contractual limitations on time for passengers to bring a lawsuit against maritime carriers, provides that carriers may not impose time-bars of less than one year. This minimum one year time-bar is tolled, however, for injured minors pursu ant to § 183b(c); in such cases, the clock starts ticking only when the minor’s “legal representative has . been appointed,” so long as such appointment occurs within three years of the minor’s injury. Id. This appeal concerns the application of this statute to the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. ShuteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
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