UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
IN ADMIRALTY
Case No.: 6:26-cv-00080
IN RE:PETITION OF ANTHONY GRANATO AND CHRISTINA RIORDAN, as Owner of a 2018 32' Everglades Runabout, hull identification number RJDAX018D818, her engines, tackle, and appurtenances,
Petitioners.
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
NOTICE is hereby given that Petitioners Anthony Granato and Christina Riordan ("Petitioners"), as Owners of a 2018 32' Everglades Runabout, hull identification number RJDAX018D818, her engines, tackle, and appurtenances (the "Vessel"), have filed a Petition claiming the benefit of exoneration from and/or limitation of liability according to law and as provided in Section 30501 et seq. of Title 46, United States Code, Rule F of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the statutes supplemental thereto and amendatory thereof, and also contesting liability independently of the limitation of liability claimed in said Petition for any loss, damage or injury occurring on or about November 16, 2024, in navigable waters in the area of the Sebastion Inlet in or about Brevard County, Florida as described in the Petition and said Petition also stating the facts and circumstances upon which exoneration from and/or limitation or liability is claimed.
All persons or corporations having claims arising out of the events mentioned above and as more particularly described in the Petition must present them as provided in Rule F of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to the Clerk, United States District Courthouse for the Middle District of Florida located at 401 West Central Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32801 and serve on or mail copies thereof to the Petitioners' attorneys, Charles S. Davant, Esquire, Brandon Bushway, Esquire, and Christopher Fernandez, Esquire, Davant Law, P.A., 100 NE Third Ave, Suite 440, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301, on or before August 14, 2026 or be defaulted. Personal attendance is not required.
Any claimant desiring to contest the allegations of the Petition shall file and serve on counsel for Petitioners an Answer to the Petition on or before the aforesaid date unless the Claim includes an Answer so designated or be defaulted.
July 19, 26, August 2, 9 2026
LSAR0556895