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US v. Gil-Carmona

Admiralty, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act is affirmed where the jury would...

Golden Pisces, Inc. v. Fred Wahl Marine Constr., Inc.

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts
In a breach of contract suit regarding repairs to a ship, denial of plaintiffs' motion for attorneys' fees is affirmed where, under the American Rule,...

Park v. Stockstill Boat Rentals Inc.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an admiralty case brought under the Jones Act and general maritime law to recover damages for personal injuries suffered while plaintiff was...

Otal Investments, Ltd. v. M.V. Clary

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In case involving collision of three vessels in the English Channel, order finding plaintiff vessel to be exclusively at fault for the collision that...

Peru v. Sharpshooter Spectrum Venture LLC

Admiralty, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In determining whether the section 902(3)(B) exclusion to benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) applies, a court...

Am. River Transp. Co. v. US Maritime Servs., Inc.

Admiralty, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In limitation of liability proceedings arising from circumstances in which a longshoreman employed by petitioner died when he jumped from the barge on...

Hawes v. Luhr Brothers, Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an appeal from the vacation of a voluntary dismissal of an admiralty claim, the appeal is dismissed where current statute gives circuit courts...

Bowman v. Am. River Transp. Co.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for negligence brought under the Jones Act, judgement is reversed and the cause remanded for a trial by jury where lower courts erred in...

Gruver v. Lesman Fisheries Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of the seaman's action for assault and unpaid wages for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is reversed as a fight aboard a ship between the...

US v. Cardona-Sandoval

Admiralty, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, International Law, Sentencing
Convictions and sentences for possession of drugs on board a vessel and conspiracy are affirmed where: 1) the U.S. had jurisdiction over the vessel...