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SPECTOR v. NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE LTD.

Admiralty, Transportation
Foreign-flagged cruise ships are not subject to Title III of the ADA unless and until Congress clearly expresses its intention to do so. Claims...

PETITION OF RJF INT'L CORP. FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, CIVIL AND MARITIME

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
Vessel owner unsuccessfully appeals the determination that it continues to be liable, per the maintenance and cure doctrine, for the medical expenses...

LINCOLN v. REKSTEN MGMT.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence action brought under section 905(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, defendant's vessel might have been...

LITTLE BAY LOBSTER CO., INC. v. EVANS

Admiralty, Environmental Law
Plaintiffs unsuccessfully appeal the decision of the district court sustaining new federal regulations affecting their lobstering operations.

COLLINS v. NATIONAL TRANSP. SAFETY BD.

Administrative Law, Admiralty
Coast Guard administrative law judge reasonably applied rule 34(d) of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea in finding...

THAMES SHIPYARD AND REPAIR CO. v. US

Admiralty, Government Law
In an action relating to the sinking of a ship, summary judgment to defendant is affirmed where the Coast Guard's decision to forcibly evacuate the...

CALHOUN v. YAMAHA MOTOR CORP., U.S.A.

Admiralty, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In this products liability claim under maritime law, where the jury rendered a defense verdict, the district court properly applied Federal Rule of...

MARITREND, INC. v. SERAC & COMPANY (SHIPPING) LTD.

Admiralty, Remedies
The district court's ruling denying plaintiff's in rem claim is reversed and remanded, where the extent of plaintiff's reliance on defendant's credit...

OTTO CANDIES, L.L.C. v. NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI CORP.

Admiralty, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
General maritime law cautiously recognizes the tort of negligent misrepresentation as applied to vessel classification societies, and on the facts...

CONT'L INS. CO. v. POLISH S.S. CO.

Admiralty, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Transportation
In an action arising out of loss and damage to a cargo of steel coils that allegedly occurred during ocean transit, the associated bills of lading...