Legal Opinion
Moench v. Marquette Transportation Co. Gulf-Inland, L.L.C.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 29, 2016No. 15-31105PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
A towing vessel owned and operated by Defendant-Appellant Marquette Transportation Co. Gulf-Inland, L.L.C., allided with a private vessel, the SES EKWATA, owned by the George T. Moench Irrevocable Trust. Plaintiffs-Appellees, trustees of the George T. Moench Irrevocable Trust, sued Marquette for damages. After a bench trial, the district court awarded damages and .attorneys’ fees against Marquette. Marquette appeals those awards, as well the district court’s exclusion of certain expert testimony from trial. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.
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