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Ferry boat collides with runabout on the SF Bay. $3.7 million jury verdict. Northern District Court.

Summary

Tragedy on the San Francisco Bay when a ferry collides with a small powerboat, killing the boat operator and maiming the passenger.  Maritime law.

The Case

The Attorneys

  • Attorney for the Plaintiff:

    Weltin Streb & Weltin, LLP by Philip R. Weltin and Lindsay R. McKasson, Oakland. (For David Rhoades.)

    Brodsky Micklow Bull & Weiss LLP by Ed Bull. (For Mary Holzhauer and the Estate of Harry Holzhauer.)

    Keesal, Young & Logan by John D. Giffin and Francesca Lanpher (For David Rhoades as Defendant.)

    Buresh, Kaplan, Feller & Chang by Ann Kaplan (For the Estate of Harry Holzhauer.)

  • Attorney for the Defendant:

    Sterling, Clack & Russo by David Russo and Rex Clack, San Francisco.

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