Starr Indemnity & Liability Company v. American River Transportation Company, LLC

  1. July 12, 2022

    River Transit Co. Can't Ditch $2M Bridge Impact Suit

    A river transport company cannot catch a win in a Starr Insurance unit's subrogation action seeking at least $2 million after one of its insured's vessels struck a bridge on the Mississippi River, a Louisiana federal judge ruled, saying there are still key, unanswered questions of fact.

  2. May 25, 2022

    River Transit Co. Angles For Win In Bridge Impact Suit

    A river transit company urged a Louisiana federal court to toss Starr Indemnity & Liability Co.'s suit demanding it pay for more than $2 million in losses after a Starr insured's vessel hit a bridge on the Mississippi River, arguing that the captain's own "navigational miscalculations" caused the accident.

  3. February 24, 2021

    Insurer Says River Transit Co. That Caused Crash Owes $2M

    Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. has brought American River Transportation Co. to Louisiana federal court, alleging ARTC wrongly denied paying for a Starr policyholder's $2 million loss after ARTC's towing boat struck a bridge on the Mississippi River, causing significant damage to vessels forced to wait in the rising current.