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Antoinette Pizzino v. NCL (Bahamas) Ltd., dba Norwegian Cruise Line

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 16-16812 · judgment September 20, 2017

Certiorari denied · October 1, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether, in cases where a defendant or its agent has created the dangerous condition that causes injury, a plaintiff in a maritime negligence case should be required to make a separate showing that the defendant had actual or constructive notice of the condition when the plaintiff would have no such obligation under the common law?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Elizabeth Koebel Russo
Russo Appellate Firm, P.A.

For respondent
Curtis J. Mase
Mase Mebane

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 01 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 15 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
  3. Aug 06 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent NCL (Bahamas), Ltd. to respond filed.
  4. Jul 18 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 20, 2018)