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Aframax River Marine Company v. Suderman and Young Towing Company, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-20544 · judgment November 4, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
The question presented is: Under federal admiralty law, whether a court adjudicating and apportioning the fault/liability of the respective parties in a vessel collision/ allision case must consider their respective selfinvestigation records and casualty reports that are a required part of their Safety Management System, mandated by the International Safety Management Code and adopted and implemented by Act of Congress?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
George Angelo Gaitas
Gaitas & Chalos, P.C.
For respondent
Keith B. Letourneau
Blank Rome LLP
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Apr 21 2025Petition DENIED.
- Mar 26 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
- Mar 24 2025Waiver of right of respondent Suderman and Young Towing Company and G&H Towing Company to respond filed.
- Mar 18 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 21, 2025)