      Case: 12-31109          Document: 00512518608              Page: 1      Date Filed: 01/31/2014




           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                                                                                          United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                                   Fifth Circuit

                                                                                                 FILED
                                            No. 12-31109                                   January 10, 2014
                                                                                             Lyle W. Cayce
STEPHEN MARSHALL GABARICK, etc.; ET AL,                                                           Clerk


                                                          Plaintiffs
v.

LAURIN MARITIME (AMERICA), INCORPORATED; ET AL,

                                                          Defendants

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WHITEFIN SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED, As owner and Managing
Owner of the M/V Tintomara, Petitioning for Exoneration from or Limitation
of Liability; LAURIN MARITIME (AMERICA), INCORPORATED, As Owner
and Managing Owner of the M/V Tintomara, Petitioning for Exoneration
from or Limitation of Liability; LAURIN MARITIME AB; ANGLO-
ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LIMITED,

                                         Petitioners – Appellee-Cross Appellants

v.

DRD TOWING COMPANY, L.L.C.,

                                                          Claimant - Appellee

v.

AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, L.L.C.,

                                                          Appellant – Cross-Appellee

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                                            No. 12-31109
AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, L.L.C., As Owner of Barge DM-932,
Praying for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability,

                                                 Petitioner – Appellant Cross-Appellee

v.

LAURIN MARITIME AB; WHITEFIN SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED;
ANGLO ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LIMITED; LAURIN MARITIME
(AMERICA), INCORPORATED,

                                                 Movants – Appellee-Cross Appellants

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DRD TOWING COMPANY, INCORPORATED, as Owner Pro Hac Vice or
Alleged owner Pro Hac Vice of the M/V Mel Oliver,

                                                 Petitioner – Appellee

v.

AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, L.L.C.,

                                                 Claimant – Appellant-Cross-Appellee

v.

LAURIN MARITIME AB; WHITEFIN SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED;
ANGLO ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LIMITED; LAURIN MARITIME
(AMERICA), INCORPORATED,

                                                 Movants – Appellee-Cross Appellants

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AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, L.L.C., As Owner of the M/V Mel Oliver
Praying for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability,

                                                 Petitioner – Appellant-Cross Appellee

v.

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                                      No. 12-31109
LAURIN MARITIME (AMERICA), INCORPORATED; LAURIN MARITIME
AB; WHITEFIN SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED; ANGLO ATLANTIC
STEAMSHIP LIMITED,

                                          Movants – Appellee-Cross Appellants


              Appeals from the United States District Court for the
                         Eastern District of Louisiana
                            USDC No. 2:08-CV-4007


Before JOLLY, SOUTHWICK, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
       We have considered the thorough briefing, heard oral argument, and
analyzed the extensive record in this case. For substantially the reasons set
forth in the well-reasoned opinion of the district court, we AFFIRM.




       * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.

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