Maritime attorney Carlos Llinas asks the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to declare the Tamiami Canal in Florida a "navigable waterway."

Miami Dade County on Friday urged the Eleventh Circuit to reject a Miami man's appeal claiming federal admiralty law should apply in his negligence suit over a boating accident on a canal 7 miles inland, saying his argument lacks merit and would be inconsistent with other courts' findings. Maritime attorney, Carlos Llinas, argued that rejecting jurisdiction would result in greater inconsistency for boaters. See Law360 Article