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Royal & Sun Alliance Ins., PLC v. Ocean World Lines, Inc.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
In an action based on damage to a printing press shipped pursuant to a bill of lading, partial summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where the...

Stacy v. Rederiet Otto Danielsen, A.S.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for negligent infliction of emotional distress arising from a maritime collision, dismissal of the action is reversed where plaintiff...

Crescent Towing & Salvage Co. v. Chios Beauty MV

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Transportation
In an action for damages sustained when defendant's ship collided with plaintiffs' barges and tugboats during Hurricane Katrina, partial judgment for...

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In an action based on the destruction of goods being shipped, the Ninth Circuit's reversal of the district court's dismissal of the action based on...

Valladolid v. Pac. Ops. Offshore, LP

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a petition for review of the denial of workers' compensation benefits under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and the Longshore and...

Harrington v. Atlantic Sounding Co.

Admiralty, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a personal injury action arising out of injuries sustained by plaintiff-seaman, the district court's order denying defendants' motion to dismiss...

Crimson Yachts v. Betty Lyn II Motor Yacht

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action seeking to enforce a maritime lien for major repairs plaintiff performed on a motor yacht, the dismissal of plaintiff's in rem claims...

Borkowski v. F/V Madison Kate, Sea Ventures, LLC

Admiralty, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In plaintiffs' suit alleging violations of federal maritime law and state wage laws, district court's judgment is affirmed but based on a different...

Bath Iron Works Corp. v. Fields

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In plaintiff-employer's claim for disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), the Benefits Review Board's...

N.Y. Marine & Gen. Ins. Co. v. Lafarge N. Am., Inc.

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action by a barge operator against an insurer for defense costs associated with Hurricane Katrina-related damages, the district court's order...