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Sherilyn J. LeRoux v. NCL (Bahamas), Ltd.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 17-13877 · judgment August 14, 2018

Certiorari denied · January 7, 2019

Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

I. Under the General Maritime Law of comparative negligence, should a finding of “open and obvious” act as a complete bar to recovery or merely serve as a factor to be weighed in apportioning fault? At present, there is a split in the federal circuits on this important issue, and it is imperative for this Honorable Court to resolve the conflict to maintain uniformity in federal maritime law.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert Allen Chaffin

For respondent
Curtis J. Mase
Mase Mebane

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Jan 07 2019
Petition DENIED.
Dec 12 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
Dec 05 2018
Waiver of right of respondent NCL (Bahamas) to respond filed.
Nov 12 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 17, 2018)