United States Seventh Circuit

Where some, but not all, potential plaintiffs stipulate to the applicability of the Limitation of Shipowners' Liability Act, 46 USC 183-189, dissolving the injunction so that the stipulating plaintiffs may proceed in state court deprives plaintiff of its statutory rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/26/2001
• Published 10/26/2001

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dennis Minichello (argued), Marwedel, Minichello & Reeb, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant Holly Marine Towing, Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• John J. Reidy,Ruff, Weidenaar & Reidy, Chicago, IL, for claimant-appellee Lonny Staal., Philip H. Corboy (argued), Corboy & Demetrio, Chicago, IL, for claimant-appellee Jeanne Gindl.