Court Lacked Admiralty Jurisdiction Over Yacht Owner’s Claims, 5th Circuit Affirms

( March 9, 2026, 2:06 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that granted subrogee insurers’ motion to dismiss a yacht owner’s petition seeking limitation of liability for damage caused by a fire and explosion under the Limitation of Liability Act, agreeing with insurers that the lower court lacked admiralty jurisdiction over the yacht owner’s claims....