In the matter of the Complaint of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC as owner of the booster barge REGGIE, official number 1151925, for exoneration from or limitation of liability, No. 2:2018cv00676 - Document 34 (E.D. Va. 2019)

Court Description: OPINION & ORDER. The Court DENIES the Motion to Stay the Limitation Case and Dissolve the Court's Injunction (ECF no. 24). See Order for details. Signed by District Judge Henry C. Morgan, Jr on 6/4/2019. (jrin)

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In the matter of the Complaint of Great Lakes Dredge &...exoneration from or limitation of liability Doc. 34 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Norfolk Division IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPLAINT OF GREAT LAKES DREDGE AND DOCK COMPANY,L.L.C. AS THE OWNER OF THE BOOSTER BARGE Reggie,OFFICIAL NUMBER 1151925, FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, Civ. Action No.: 2:18-cv-676 IN ADMIRALTY Limitation-Plaintiff/ Petitioner. OPINION & ORDER This matter comes to the Court on Claimant-William Scott Taylor's("Taylor") Motion to Stay the Limitation Case and Dissolve the Court's Injunction. Motion, Doc. 24. Taylor requests that this Court lift its injunction against his state court personal injury action. See generally id Because the relief sought by Taylor runs against the majority position of federal courts, including the Eastem District of Virginia, the Court DENIES the Motion. L BACKGROUND This admiralty case arises out of personal injuries suffered by Taylor while working aboard the booster barge Reggie (the "Vessel"). In his state court complaint, Taylor alleges that he was severely injured when electricity from a land-based power supply arched into his body. Doc. 241 ("State Compl.")Iff 23-24. Taylor brings his claims under the Longshore and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act("LHWCA"),specifically 33 U.S.C. § 905(b), against the owner of the Vessel and the owner of the shipyard. Id. The owner of the Vessel was Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company ("Great Lakes") and the owner of the shipyard was Claimant-Colonna's Shipyard, Inc ("Colonna's"). Taylor demands fifteen-million dollars($15,000,000)in damages. j[d at 1, 8. On Dockets.Justia.com

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