UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT In re: COMPLAINT AND PETITION No. 22-16928 OF WILLIAMS SPORTS RENTALS, INC. AS OWNER OF A CERTAIN D.C. No. 2004 YAMAHA WAVE RUNNER 2:17-cv-00653- FX 140 (CF 5408 LE) FOR KJM-JDP EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, ______________________________ OPINION WILLIAMS SPORTS RENTALS INC., as Owner of a Certain 2004 Yamaha Waverunner FX 140, Petitioner-counter- respondent-Appellee, v. MARIAN LATASHA WILLIS, on behalf of the Estate of Raeshon Williams, Respondent-counter- claimant-Appellant, v. THOMAS SMITH; KAI PETRICH; BERKELEY EXECUTIVES, INC.; ZIP, INC., Third-party-defendants. 2 WILLIAMS SPORTS RENTALS INC. V. WILLIS

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Kimberly J. Mueller, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 8, 2023 San Francisco, California

Filed January 16, 2024

Before: Eric D. Miller and Lucy H. Koh, Circuit Judges,