U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2014

Lyon Shipyard, Inc. v. Dann Marine Towing, L.C.

Lyon Shipyard, Inc. v. Dann Marine Towing, L.C.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided June 2, 2014 · Wilkinson, Agee, Davis
574 F. App'x 266

Lyon Shipyard, Inc. v. Dann Marine Towing, L.C.

Opinion

Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Lyon Shipyard, Inc. (“Lyon”), appeals the district court’s judgment in favor of Dann Marine Towing, L.C. (“Dann Marine”), following a one-day bench trial on contract and warranty claims arising from a dispute over Lyon’s performance of a maritime painting contract. Lyon urges us to reverse the judgment below, challenging the district court’s factual findings; arguing that the court erroneously determined that Lyon breached its contract with Dann Marine and its warranty of workmanlike performance; and further challenging the court’s calculation of damages.

In a bench trial, we review the district court’s factual findings for clear error and its legal conclusions de novo. Fed.R.Civ.P. 52; Helton v. AT & T, Inc., 709 F.3d 343, 351 (4th Cir. 2013). “In cases in which a district court’s factual findings turn on assessments of witness credibility or the weighing of conflicting *267 evidence during a bench trial, such findings are entitled to even greater deference.” Helton, 709 F.3d at 351.

FTC v. Ross, 743 F.3d 886, 894 (4th Cir. 2014).

We have reviewed the record and the parties’ briefs and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons set forth in the district court’s thorough and well-reasoned orders. Lyon Shipyard, Inc. v. Dann Marine Towing, L.C., No. 2:11-cv-00650-AWA-LRL (E.D.Va. Aug. 2, 2013); Lyon Shipyard, Inc. v. Dann Marine Towing, L.C., No. 2:11-cv-00650-AWA-LRL (E.D.Va. Dec. 18, 2012). We dispense with oral argument bécause the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and oral argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED.

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