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Pac. Merchant Shipping Ass'n v. Goldstene

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Environmental Law, Government Law
In an action brought to enjoin the enforcement of state regulations limiting emissions from the auxiliary diesel engines of ocean-going vessels...

Cain v. Transocean Offshore USA, Inc.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
The Supreme Court's decision in Stewart v. Dutra Constr. Co., 543 U.S. 481 (2005), has not effectively overruled circuit precedent holding that a...

Taylor v. TECO Barge Line, Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a former deckhand's suit against his former employer claiming exposure to coal tar left him with a permanent, severe skin reaction, a judgment...

In Re: In the Matter of the Complaint of Ingram Barge Co.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In an appeal from a grant of defendants' motion to strike plaintiffs' class action allegations and jury demand, the appeal is dismissed as there was...

Royal Ins. Co. of Am. v. Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Transportation
In an action brought by Ford and its cargo insurer against defendant-ocean carrier for damages arising from the loss of cargo during a transatlantic...

Maersk Line, Ltd. v. US

Admiralty, Contracts, Transportation
In suit for breach of contract of carriage arising out of underlying maritime dispute, summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed over claim that the...

Doyle v. Huntress, Inc.

Admiralty, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit brought by fishermen alleging a violation of federal law after the defendants failed to put compensation arrangements with the plaintiffs in...

Robinson v. Alter Barge Line, Inc.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit over the defendant's termination of the plaintiff's employment on a barge after plaintiff reported that other crew members were using...

N. Am. Specialty Ins. Co. v. Debis Fin. Servs. Inc.

Admiralty, Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an insurer's action to recover monies paid to defendant as an additional payee under a Hull Insurance Policy issued by plaintiff to an insured,...

Fischer v. S/Y Neraida

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
In a case arising from an allision between an unmanned pleasure yacht and a dock when Hurricane Frances hit south Florida, a judgment against...