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Ergon St. James, Inc. v. Privocean M/V

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Jun 15, 2016
654 F. App'x 184 (5th Cir. 2016)

Opinion

No. 15-30799

06-15-2016

ERGON -ST. JAMES, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff v. PRIVOCEAN M/V, her engines, tackle, apparel, furniture, etc., in rem, Defendant BRAVO SHIPPING LIMITED, Plaintiff - Appellee - Cross Appellant v. PRIVOCEAN SHIPPING LIMITED, Defendant - Appellant - Cross Appellee In re: In the Matter of the Complaint of PRIVOCEAN SHIPPING LIMITED, as Owner of the M/V Privocean, Petitioning for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability; BARIBA CORPORATION, as Managing Owner of the M/V Privocean, Petitioning For Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, PRIVOCEAN SHIPPING LIMITED; BARIBA CORPORATION, Petitioners - Appellants- Cross Appellees v. CRESCENT TOWING & SALVAGE COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Claimant - Appellee- Cross Appellant


Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
USDC No. 2:15-CV-1121
USDC No. 2:15-CV-1206
USDC No. 2:15-CV-1137 Before DAVIS, JONES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. --------

Privocean Shipping Ltd. and Bariba Corp., owners of the motor vessel Privocean, appeal from an interlocutory order increasing the limitation fund in this maritime case from $19,000,000 to $23,308,000. Crescent Towing & Salvage, Inc., has filed a cross-appeal. After consideration of the briefs, record, applicable law and oral arguments in this matter, the order of the district court is AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Ergon St. James, Inc. v. Privocean M/V

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Jun 15, 2016
654 F. App'x 184 (5th Cir. 2016)
Case details for

Ergon St. James, Inc. v. Privocean M/V

Case Details

Full title:ERGON -ST. JAMES, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff v. PRIVOCEAN M/V, her engines…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jun 15, 2016

Citations

654 F. App'x 184 (5th Cir. 2016)

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