California Marine Cleaning, Inc. v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CALIFORNIA MARINE CLEANING, Case No.: 22-cv-00741
INC.,
Plaintiff, FINDINGS OF FACT AND v. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
FOLLOWING BENCH TRIAL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
15 through the DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant. 18
Plaintiff California Marine Cleaning, Inc. (“CMC”), a Navy subcontractor, provided cleaning services aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard while it was docked for repairs. Dkt. 1. Because a massive fire lasting five days broke out on the ship and destroyed CMC’s equipment, Plaintiff filed suit against Defendant, the Department of the Navy (“the Navy”), alleging negligence and ultrahazardous activity. Id. After conducting a one-day bench trial, the Court finds Defendant liable for negligence in the amount of $305,620. Dkts. 77, 82. / / / / / / I. EVIDENTIARY RULINGS Plaintiff only sought to introduce two exhibits at trial: (1) an Executive Summary of…