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Boat operator in fatal Mattituck crash seeks to limit liability


Boat operator in fatal Mattituck crash seeks to limit liability
Police on scene of the fatal boat crash in November 2019. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister/file)
The operator of a boat involved in a 2019 crash that killed a Riverhead woman is petitioning in federal court for exoneration from liability from claims in the crash, according to court documents filed April 12.
Francesco Distefano of East Northport, through his attorneys at Rubin, Fiorella, Friedman & Mercante, is seeking to invoke what’s known as the Limitation of Liability Act, which allows vessel owners to limit liability owed to injured parties to the value of the vessel. ....

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New lawsuits filed against town, local marina following 2019 fatal boat crash


New lawsuits filed against town, local marina following 2019 fatal boat crash
Police on scene of the fatal boat crash in November 2019. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister/file)
In a pair of new lawsuits filed in the wake of a 2019 boating accident that killed one person in Mattituck, the two men who were aboard the vessel are suing Southold Town and a local marina, arguing in a legal filing that their negligence contributed to the crash.
The $30 million notice of claim filed Feb. 8 by Frank Distefano, the East Northport man who was operating the powerboat that ran aground and struck a bulkhead near the entrance to James Creek, alleges that Strong’s Marine “negligently entrusted” the 39-foot Cobalt to Mr. Distefano “without adequate training, guidance, support” related to piloting the boat. ....

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