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In re: Petition of McAllister Towing and Transp. Co.

Admiralty, Government Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
Grant of motion for judgment on the pleadings for the government is affirmed where petitioner's contribution claims against the United States are...

Betty K Agencies, Ltd. v. M/V Monada

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Sanctions, Transportation
Sua sponte order dismissing with prejudice plaintiff's maritime claims as a sanction for failure to answer a counterclaim and perfect service of...

Tate v. Showboat Marina Casino P'ship

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants in an admiralty case regarding employee overtime benefits is affirmed pursuant to principles of stare decisis where...

Medeiros v. Vincent

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
Order dismissing plaintiff's complaint challenging the constitutionality of a Department of Environmental Management regulation restricting the number...

Marinette Marine Corp. v. Office of Workers' Comp. Programs

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Petition for review of an administrative determination of liability is denied in a coverage dispute between workers' compensation carriers as to...

Christensen v. Stevedoring Servs. of Am.

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's action to enforce an award of attorney's fees and costs pursuant to the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act is...

Withhart v. Otto Candies, L.L.C.

Admiralty, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Federal Employers' Liability Act, and consequently, the Jones Act, contain no prohibition against a general maritime negligence and indemnity...

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...

Scanlon v. M.V. Super Servant 3

Admiralty, Civil Procedure
Plaintiffs' appeal from an order compelling arbitration of their maritime dispute is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where plaintiffs voluntarily...

Sailor Inc. v. City of Rockland

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Denial of defendant's motions for judgment as a matter of law, new trial or, in the alternative, for remittitur of the damages award is affirmed where...