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NRDC v. Winter

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law, Military Law, Remedies
The award of enhanced attorney's fees from an environmental case against the Navy is vacated and remanded for recalculation where: 1) co-counsel...

Wong v. Bush

Admiralty, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a case alleging First Amendment and National Environmental Protection Act violations by the U.S. Coast Guard in establishing safety zones...

US v. Carrasco

Admiralty, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Convictions for possession of cocaine and heroin are vacated and remanded where: 1) the district court plainly misremembered its own ruling and the...

In Re: S. Scrap Material Co. LLC

Admiralty, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In an action in which the United States sought to bring a personal liability claim under the Wreck Act for removal of a sunken drydock, a judgment...

Williamson v. Recovery Ltd. P'ship

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In maritime claim against defendants for alleged nonpayment of contracts, decision in favor of plaintiffs is affirmed where: 1) the contracts between...

Lloyd's of London v. Pagan-Sanchez v. Caribbean Boat Mfg. and Servs.

Admiralty, Insurance Law
In a case involving maritime insurance, denial of plaintiff-insurers' motion for summary judgment that payment under its policy was excused by the...

Southwest Marine, Inc. v. US

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Government Law
Fees incurred by plaintiff-shipyard operator during its unsuccessful defense of a private party Clean Water Act lawsuit are not allowable costs under...

Aguilera v. Alaska Juris F/V

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Family Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In the context of general maritime law and injured seamen, the circuit court rules that maintenance and cure payments are subject to withholding for...

Northwest Envtl. Advocates v. US Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Remedies
In an action challenging a regulation originally promulgated by the EPA in 1973 exempting certain marine discharges from the permitting scheme of...

Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an action brought against Exxon for economic losses resulting from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, a circuit court ruling remitting the punitive...