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Cit of Port Hueneme v. Oxnard Harbor Dist.

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law
Judgment of dismissal, after sustaining of demurrers to plaintiff city's complaint challenging defendant district's acquisition of land without...

Gaffney v. Riverboat Servs. of Indiana

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Gaming Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
District court's judgment in an employment retaliation suit is affirmed in part where: 1) plaintiffs were discharged in retaliation for correspondence...

Burklow & Assocs., Inc. v. Brown

Admiralty, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a suit for declaratory relief challenging the validity of a county property appraiser's ad valorem tax assessments levied against certain wet slips...

Quincy Commerce Center, LLC v. Maritime Admin.

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Government Law
Summary judgment for defendant-agency in a case regarding the auction of a shipyard is affirmed where plaintiff forfeited its right to challenge the...

Fortis Corporate Ins. v. Viken Ship Mgmt.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law, International Law, International Trade, Transportation
In a maritime shipping case, dismissal of an insurer's case seeking recovery for damages allegedly caused by negligence and breach of bailment...

Crowley Marine Servs. Inc. v. Maritrans Inc.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Transportation
In a dispute arising from the collision between an oil tanker and tug boat, a judgment favoring the tanker operator is reversed where the district...

Texaco Exploration & Prod., Inc. v. Amclyde Engineered Prods. Co., Inc.

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability
Judgment in a case arising out of an accident during the construction of an oil and gas production facility in the Gulf of Mexico is reversed in part...

Ferrostaal, Inc. v. M/V Sea Phoenix

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, International Law, International Trade, Transportation
The fair opportunity doctrine has no place in the application of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA). In a dispute involving goods damaged in...

Tagliere v. Harrah's Illinois Corp.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of a personal injury suit filed under admiralty law for lack of admiralty jurisdiction is reversed where no determination was made as to...

Dresdner Bank AG v. M/V Olympia Voyager

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, International Law, Remedies
Judgment in favor of Greek travel agency in action against Greek-flagged passenger cruise vessel is reversed where Greek law, not US law, should have...