United States Third Circuit

In an admiralty action under the Limitation of Shipowners Liability Act arising from a collision between a tanker and tug, an order exonerating a towing company and the tug from all claims is affirmed where there was no clear error in: 1) a conclusion that the negligence of the tanker's pilots was the sole cause of the collision; or 2) a conclusion that a tug captain's piloting of the tug was not negligent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/07/2007
• Published 08/07/2007

Judges

• Before: FUENTES, VAN ANTWERPEN, and SILER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen J. Galati, George R. Zacharkow, John Mattioni, Mattioni Limited, Philadelphia, PA, for Moran Towing., Stephen M. Calder, Palmer, Biezup & Henderson, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants.