United States Sixth Circuit

In a claim under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. sections 740 et seq., plaintiffs produced evidence sufficient to create a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the Coast Guard's negligence in delaying a rescue proximately caused injury to decedent.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/13/2003
• Decided 08/25/2003
• Published 08/25/2003

Judges

• Before KEITH, MOORE, and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrew W. Mayoras (argued and briefed), Ronald M. Barron (briefed), Barron, Rosenberg, Mayoras & Mayoras, Troy, MI, Gary E. Levitt (briefed), Law Offices of Gary E. Levitt, Troy, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Debra J. Kossow (briefed), Michelle T. Delemarre (argued and briefed), United States Department of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Div., Washington, DC, Daniel P. Dalton (argued and briefed), Tomkiw Dalton, Royal Oak, MI, for Defendants-Appellees.