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Ann Wilma Petersen v. NCL (Bahamas) Ltd., dba Norwegian Cruise Line

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 17-15581 · judgment September 5, 2018

Certiorari denied · June 28, 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

Whether spouses of personal injury plaintiffs are entitled to recover loss of consortium damages under general maritime law in light of this Court’s holding in American Export Lines v. Alvez, 446 U.S. 274 (1980), answering that question in the affirmative.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paulo Roberto Lima
Russo Appellate Firm, P.A.

For respondent
Jack Roy Reiter
GrayRobinson, PA

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jun 28 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 26 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2019.
  3. Apr 10 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
  4. Apr 05 2019
    Reply of petitioner Ann Wilma Petersen filed.
  5. Mar 25 2019
    Brief of respondent NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. in opposition filed.
  6. Feb 21 2019
    Response Requested. (Due March 25, 2019)
  7. Feb 13 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019.
  8. Feb 08 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. to respond filed.
  9. Jan 16 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 6, 2019.
  10. Jan 11 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 4, 2019 to March 6, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Dec 21 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 4, 2019)