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IN RE AMERICAN RIVER TRANSP. CO.

No. 12-1720.

728 F.3d 839 (2013)

In re AMERICAN RIVER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, for Exoneration from, or Limitation of, Liability, Plaintiff-In re. American River Transportation Company, Plaintiff-Appellant v. United States of America, Corps of Engineers, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 30, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Gossow , argued, Neal W. Settergren , on the brief. Saint Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael Anthony DiLauro , argued, David J. Pfeffer , on the brief, USDOJ, Civil Division, Aviation & Admiralty Litigation Torts Branch, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

American River Transportation Company (Artco) appeals from the district court's order dismissing its limitation complaint. We reverse and remand.

I.

On March 6, 2011, the M/V Julie White, a towboat owned by Artco, was pushing four barges southbound on the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Lock and Dam 25. The barges became separated from the M/V Julie White, allided with structures appurtenant to Lock and Dam 25, and then...

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