all - Opinion Summaries

Zerega Avenue Realty Corp. v. Hornbeck Offshore Transp., LLC

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
In a maritime dispute involving damages from an allision between a barge and a bulkhead, district court judgment is reversed and the award vacated...

TAG/ICIB Services, Inc. v. Sedeco Servicio de Descuento en Compras

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Debt Collection, International Trade
District court judgment against defendant for overdue demurrage owed to plaintiff is reversed where: 1) Puerto Rico Commerce Code Article 947's...

In re Compania Naviera Joanna S.A.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a tort action arising out of a ship collision, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where the District Court did not abuse its discretion in...

Indemnity Ins. Co. of N. Am. v. US

Admiralty, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence action against the U.S. based on the Coast Guard's failure to perform certain tests on a ship, the dismissal of the complaint is...

Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action based on Defendant's alleged refusal to pay maintenance and cure to Plaintiff for injuries he suffered while working on Defendant's...

Mission Bay Jet Sports, LLC v. Colombo

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for negligent operation of a boat, the dismissal of the action for lack of admiralty jurisdiction is reversed, where the location of the...

Transportes Navieros y Terrestres S.A. v. Fairmount Heavy Transport N.V.

Admiralty, Asset Forfeiture, Transportation
District court order granting defendant's motion to reduce the amount held by maritime attachment pursuant to the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or...

Polar Tankers, Inc. v. Valdez

Admiralty, Constitutional Law, Transportation
In a Tonnage Clause challenge to an Alaska ordinance imposing a personal property tax on large oil tankers, judgment for Defendant is reversed, where...

Alleman v. Omni Energy Servs. Corp.

Admiralty, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an action by a helicopter operation company against the oil company that retained Plaintiff arising out of a helicopter accident, the District...

Cunningham v. Interlake Steamship Co.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
In an admiralty action based on the alleged unseaworthiness of Defendant's vessel, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where: 1) Plaintiff's...