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In re GlobalSantaFe Corp.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employee's suit alleging injuries from exposure to asbestos and silica while working on a vessel, petition for writ of mandamus directing the...

Omega Protein, Inc. v. Samson Contour Energy E & P LLC

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Transportation
In a marine limitation-of-liability case arising out of a collision between a fishing vessel and an oil platform, apportionment of fault equally...

Rexroth Hydraudyne B.V. v. Ocean World Lines, Inc.

Admiralty, International Trade, Transportation
Order awarding defendants partial summary judgment and limiting their liability to $13,500 pursuant to the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act is affirmed...

B & D Contracting v. Pearley

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law, Transportation, Workers' Compensation
In a challenge to the amount of an award of disability benefits pursuant to the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Act, employer's petition for review of...

Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group, Ltd. v. Animalfeeds Int'l Corp.

Admiralty, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law
In litigation involving international maritime contracts that contained arbitration clauses, judgment vacating an arbitration award is reversed and...

Johnson v. Cenac Towing Inc.

Admiralty, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit arising from injuries sustained by plaintiff while working as a seaman for defendant, judgment and damages for plaintiff are vacated and...

AGF Marine Aviation & Transp. v. Cassin

Admiralty, Insurance Law
In an insurance claim arising from the sinking of defendant-insured's yacht, summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) the admiralty...

Consub Delaware LLC v. Schahin Engenharia Limitada

Admiralty, Contracts
Decision denying defendant's motion to vacate maritime writ of attachment is affirmed where: 1) the Agreement was subject to the jurisdiction of the...

Johnson v. Cenac Towing Inc.

Admiralty, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit arising from injuries sustained by plaintiff while working as a seaman for defendant, judgment and damages for plaintiff are vacated and...

Johnson v. Cenac Towing Inc.

Admiralty, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit arising from injuries sustained by plaintiff while working as a seaman for defendant, judgment and damages for plaintiff are vacated and...