Legal Opinion
American Dredging Co. v. Lambert
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 1998No. 97-4956PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
A pleasure boat carrying four passengers collided with a floating dredgepipe for which Appellant American Dredging Company, Inc. (American Dredging) was responsible. Following a bench trial, the district court found American Dredging liable to the parents and estates of two individuals killed in the accident. American Dredging filed this appeal.
I. BACKGROUND
On November 23,1991, Donald Pietruszka, Vivian Perez, and Juan Renteria went to a nightclub in Miami Beach, Florida. Around 2:15 a.m., they met up with Alejandro Lambert. Shortly thereafter, the four of them left and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Argonaut Ins. Co. v. May Plumbing Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1985
- Self v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co. v. PercefullSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
- American Dredging Co. v. LambertCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- Bunge Corp. v. Freeport Marine Repair, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Central State Transit & Leasing Corp. v. Jones Boat Yard, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Superior Construction Co. v. BrockCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
- Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance v. Weeks Marine Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
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