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Malaysia Int'l Shipping Corp. v. Sinochem Int'l Co. Ltd.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law, International Trade
Dismissal of plaintiff's fraudulent misrepresentation action involving a purchase and shipment of steel coils on forum non conveniens grounds is...

Grande v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

Admiralty, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Grant of a motion for judgment as a matter of law for defendant-insurer on a claim for insurance coverage following a maritime loss is vacated where...

Deerbrooke Invs., Inc. v. Florida Dep't of State

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Tax Law
A tax case involving an assessment of state taxes on a vessel traveling at sea is remanded for proration in accordance with Florida Department of...

Piersall v. Winter

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Military Law
Petition for review of a decision by agency-respondent not to reverse the effects of petitioner, naval officer's, non-judicial punishment resulting...

R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. Wrecked & Abandoned Vessel

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, International Law
Order refusing to grant comity or to recognize a decision of a French administrator awarding plaintiff title to certain artifacts salvaged from a...

Holmes v. Atl. Sounding Co.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of plaintiff's motion to remand and the dismissal of plaintiff's Jones Act and general maritime law personal injury suit against defendants is...

Borden v. East-European Ins. Co.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Insurance Law, International Law
Only Florida residents are entitled to utilize the provisions of Florida's Unauthorized Insurer's Process Law section 626.906 to obtain personal...

Arthur v. Maersk, Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's request that his amended complaint for negligence under the Jones Act "relate back" to his original complaint for purposes of...

Paparo v. M/V Eternity

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendant, vessel owner, in a negligence action under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act for injuries sustained...

Atl. Mut. Ins. Co., Inc. v. CSX Lines, L.L.C.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Contracts, Evidence, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a suit by an insurer, as a subrogee alleging negligence and breach of contract regarding a transport of goods, is...