U.S. District Court, Maryland 

Posted: 1:00 am Wed, May 1, 2002
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<h3>Admiralty</h3><h4>Limitation of vessel owner’s liability</h4><b>BOTTOM LINE:</b> Complaint filed by the owner of a fishing vessel seeking exoneration from or limitation of liability was not barred by the statute of limitations set forth in §185 of the Limitation of Vessel Owner’s Liability Act, because the owner of the vessel did not receive proper notice of the defendants’ potential claims more than six months prior to filing the complaint.<b>CASE:</b> In The Matter of the Complaint of Salty Sons Sports Fishing, Inc., No. H-01-3121 (decided Mar. 19, 2002) (Judge HARVEY). RecordFax No. 2-0319-40, 13 pages.<b>COUNSEL:</b> For Shane McGinnis, plaintiff: Stephen M Calder, Palmer Biezup and Henderson, Philadelphia, PA. For Steven Weaver, defendant: Prabir Chakrabarty, Resnick Abraham and Schwartzman LLC, Baltimore. For Steven Weaver, Lori Weaver, claimants: Robert M Schwartzman, Prabir Chakrabarty, Resnick Abraham and Schwartzman LLC, Baltimore.