IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPLAINT OF HORNBLOWER FLEET, LLC

Case No. 16cv2468 JM(JMA).

In the matter of the Complaint of HORNBLOWER FLEET, LLC, HORNBLOWER YACHTS, LLC, and HORNBLOWER CRUISES AND EVENTS, Plaintiffs/Petitioners, AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS.

United States District Court, S.D. California.

October 23, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 46 U.S.C. § 30505-30510
Cause: 46 U.S.C. § 30505-30510 Exoneration, Limitation of Liability
Nature of Suit: 340 Marine
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hornblower Fleet, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP.

Hornblower Fleet, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Hornblower Yachts, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Susan L. Pendergast, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Frank S. Clowney, III , Law Offices of Frank S Clowney III & Rory Kevin Pendergast , The Pendergast Law Firm, PC.

Hornblower Fleet, LLC, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Susan L. Pendergast, Counter Claimant, represented by Frank S. Clowney, III , Law Offices of Frank S Clowney III & Rory Kevin Pendergast , The Pendergast Law Firm, PC.

Elyse K. matthias, Counter Claimant, represented by Frank S. Clowney, III , Law Offices of Frank S Clowney III & Rory Kevin Pendergast , The Pendergast Law Firm, PC.

Dennis Fitzpatrick, Claimant, represented by Catharine E. Kroger-Diamond , Law Offices of Catherine Kroger-Diamond APC.

ANA HELVIE, Claimant, represented by Dennis John Sullivan , Stepp & Sullivan PC, pro hac vice, Jad Jonathon Stepp , Stepp & Sullivan, PC, pro hac vice, Stuart R. Fraenkel , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP & Carlos Felipe Llinas Negret , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP.

KYLE HELVIE, Claimant, represented by Dennis John Sullivan , Stepp & Sullivan PC, pro hac vice, Jad Jonathon Stepp , Stepp & Sullivan, PC, pro hac vice, Stuart R. Fraenkel , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP & Carlos Felipe Llinas Negret , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP.

Susan L. Pendergast, Claimant, represented by Frank S. Clowney, III , Law Offices of Frank S Clowney III & Rory Kevin Pendergast , The Pendergast Law Firm, PC.

Elyse K. matthias, Claimant, represented by Frank S. Clowney, III , Law Offices of Frank S Clowney III & Rory Kevin Pendergast , The Pendergast Law Firm, PC.

Tolita Harrison, Claimant, represented by Kurt Leonard Micklow , Brodsky Micklow Bull & Weiss LLP.

Alexandria Harrison, Claimant, represented by Kurt Leonard Micklow , Brodsky Micklow Bull & Weiss LLP.

Morgan Harrison, Claimant, represented by Kurt Leonard Micklow , Brodsky Micklow Bull & Weiss LLP.

Dana McCoy, Claimant, represented by Arnold Berschler , Berschler Associates, PC.

ANA HELVIE, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Dennis John Sullivan , Stepp & Sullivan PC, pro hac vice, Jad Jonathon Stepp , Stepp & Sullivan, PC, pro hac vice, Stuart R. Fraenkel , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP & Carlos Felipe Llinas Negret , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP.

KYLE HELVIE, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Dennis John Sullivan , Stepp & Sullivan PC, pro hac vice, Jad Jonathon Stepp , Stepp & Sullivan, PC, pro hac vice, Stuart R. Fraenkel , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP & Carlos Felipe Llinas Negret , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP.

Globe Motors, Inc., ThirdParty Defendant, represented by William J. Snyder , Murchison & Cumming, LLP.

Twin Disk, Inc., ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Daniel E. Kenney , Harrington Foxx Dubrow and Canter & Steven L. Nelson , von Briesen & Roper SC, pro hac vice.

ANA HELVIE, Counter Claimant, represented by Dennis John Sullivan , Stepp & Sullivan PC, pro hac vice, Jad Jonathon Stepp , Stepp & Sullivan, PC, pro hac vice, Stuart R. Fraenkel , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP & Carlos Felipe Llinas Negret , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP.

KYLE HELVIE, Counter Claimant, represented by Dennis John Sullivan , Stepp & Sullivan PC, pro hac vice, Jad Jonathon Stepp , Stepp & Sullivan, PC, pro hac vice, Stuart R. Fraenkel , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP & Carlos Felipe Llinas Negret , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP.

Hornblower Fleet, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Hornblower Yachts, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Dennis Fitzpatrick, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Catharine E. Kroger-Diamond , Law Offices of Catherine Kroger-Diamond APC.

Hornblower Yachts, LLC, ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Hornblower Fleet, LLC, ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Dennis Fitzpatrick, Counter Claimant, represented by Catharine E. Kroger-Diamond , Law Offices of Catherine Kroger-Diamond APC.

Hornblower Yachts, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Hornblower Fleet, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

KYLE HELVIE, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Dennis John Sullivan , Stepp & Sullivan PC, pro hac vice, Jad Jonathon Stepp , Stepp & Sullivan, PC, pro hac vice, Stuart R. Fraenkel , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP & Carlos Felipe Llinas Negret , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP.

ANA HELVIE, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Dennis John Sullivan , Stepp & Sullivan PC, pro hac vice, Jad Jonathon Stepp , Stepp & Sullivan, PC, pro hac vice, Stuart R. Fraenkel , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP & Carlos Felipe Llinas Negret , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP.

Twin Disk, Inc., ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Daniel E. Kenney , Harrington Foxx Dubrow and Canter & Steven L. Nelson , von Briesen & Roper SC, pro hac vice.

KYLE HELVIE, Counter Claimant, represented by Dennis John Sullivan , Stepp & Sullivan PC, pro hac vice, Jad Jonathon Stepp , Stepp & Sullivan, PC, pro hac vice, Stuart R. Fraenkel , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP & Carlos Felipe Llinas Negret , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP.

ANA HELVIE, Counter Claimant, represented by Dennis John Sullivan , Stepp & Sullivan PC, pro hac vice, Jad Jonathon Stepp , Stepp & Sullivan, PC, pro hac vice, Stuart R. Fraenkel , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP & Carlos Felipe Llinas Negret , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP.

Hornblower Fleet, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Hornblower Yachts, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Elyse K. matthias, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Frank S. Clowney, III , Law Offices of Frank S Clowney III & Rory Kevin Pendergast , The Pendergast Law Firm, PC.

Susan L. Pendergast, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Frank S. Clowney, III , Law Offices of Frank S Clowney III & Rory Kevin Pendergast , The Pendergast Law Firm, PC.

Twin Disk, Inc., ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Daniel E. Kenney , Harrington Foxx Dubrow and Canter & Steven L. Nelson , von Briesen & Roper SC, pro hac vice.

Tolita Harrison, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Kurt Leonard Micklow , Brodsky Micklow Bull & Weiss LLP.

Alexandria Harrison, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Kurt Leonard Micklow , Brodsky Micklow Bull & Weiss LLP.

Morgan Harrison, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Kurt Leonard Micklow , Brodsky Micklow Bull & Weiss LLP.

Twin Disk, Inc., ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Daniel E. Kenney , Harrington Foxx Dubrow and Canter & Steven L. Nelson , von Briesen & Roper SC, pro hac vice.

Tolita Harrison, Counter Claimant, represented by Kurt Leonard Micklow , Brodsky Micklow Bull & Weiss LLP.

Alexandria Harrison, Counter Claimant, represented by Kurt Leonard Micklow , Brodsky Micklow Bull & Weiss LLP.

Morgan Harrison, Counter Claimant, represented by Kurt Leonard Micklow , Brodsky Micklow Bull & Weiss LLP.

Hornblower Fleet, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Hornblower Yachts, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Hornblower Yachts, LLC dba Hornblower Cruises and Events, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Hornblower Fleet, LLC, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Twin Disk, Inc., ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Daniel E. Kenney , Harrington Foxx Dubrow and Canter & Steven L. Nelson , von Briesen & Roper SC, pro hac vice.

Hornblower Fleet, LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Hornblower Yachts, LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Hornblower Fleet, LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Hornblower Yachts, LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Hornblower Fleet, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Hornblower Yachts, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Hornblower Yachts, LLC dba Hornblower Cruises and Events, Counter Defendant, represented by Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.

Twin Disk, Inc., Counter Defendant, represented by Daniel E. Kenney , Harrington Foxx Dubrow and Canter & Steven L. Nelson , von Briesen & Roper SC.

Dana McCoy, Cross Claimant, represented by Arnold Berschler , Berschler Associates, PC.

Twin Disk, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Daniel E. Kenney , Harrington Foxx Dubrow and Canter & Steven L. Nelson , von Briesen & Roper SC.

Dana McCoy, Counter Claimant, represented by Arnold Berschler , Berschler Associates, PC.

Hornblower Fleet, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Courtney M. Crawford , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP & Richard Craig Wootton , Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP.


ORDER DENYING CLAIMANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS; COMPELLING PLAINTIFFS TO POST A BOND

Claimants Ana Helvie, Kyle Helvie, and Susan Pendergast ("Claimants") move to dismiss Petitioners' Limitation of Liability action or, alternatively, to require Plaintiffs to post a bond. Petitioners Hornblower Fleet, LLC...

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