Doxsee Sea Clam Co., Inc. v. Christian Brown

How courts have described this case

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• finding that letter from claimant’s attorney to vessel owner’s insurance adjuster was sufficient because vessel owner had clothed insurance adjuster with apparent authority
• noting that the district court vacated the stay of the state court liability action when it dismissed the limitation action as untimely
• crediting that “the ‘Re:’ line of the letter was styled in the manner of an actual, present controversy: ‘Christian Brown v. Doxsee Sea Clam Company,’” in concluding that letter provided written notice of a claim
• reviewing the adequacy of an attorney representation letter based on tone and content of the letter
• Bohnenkamp’s response: “If you’re saying there’s more and possible [sic] even more on top of [the $120 and free rides,] we will need to file a claim and let our insurance take care of things.”
• “Moreover, the itemization of medical bills in excess of $110,000 clearly was sufficient to inform Doxsee of the reasonable possibility that a, substantial damages claim .for personal injury in excess of $350,000 would be brought by Brown.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).