Agree, I meant Limited Liability Act, and corrected my post. My read on the linked G-Captain Article is that if owner is negligent then the Limited Liability Act would not apply, which included the ability to consolidate claims to one court.
Therefore, if owner negligent then multiple lawsuits can be filed and proceed separately. In Federal lawsuit they also claim Limited Liability Act only applies to owner, thus Operator/Mananager has zero protection under that Act.
My thinking is FBI, EPA and Coast Guard Boarded Maersk Saltoro because that ship is managed and operated by same company as Dali, but has different owner. If that sister ship is maintained in much better shape than Dali, with same management team, that makes it clear owners are calling the shots on maintenance decisions.
