The plaintiff estates brought a motion for a timetable and to extend the time to set the matter down for trial, which the court treated as a status hearing.
The action, a subrogated claim arising from an oil spill, was delayed following the deaths of both original plaintiffs and procedural missteps in obtaining an order to continue.
The court found the plaintiffs' explanation for the delay passable and concluded the defendants would not suffer non-compensable prejudice, as the insurer had promptly investigated the spill.
The action was stayed pending a proper order to continue, with costs awarded to the defendants.