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New York Law Journal

Seaman's Manslaughter Statute Sinks Dive Boat Captain

Leaving passengers stranded on a vessel in extremis is not only against maritime tradition, but the optics are very bad, particularly with a jury. The captain of the dive boat Conception recently learned this lesson the hard way.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Maritime Coverage Case About To Make Waves at Supreme Court

How should a federal court decide whether to enforce a choice-of-law provision? That's the question at the heart of 'Great Lakes Ins. v. Raiders Retreat Realty', a maritime coverage dispute that will be argued before the Supreme Court. However the court rules, the decision could have wide-ranging implications for insurance disputes—even those on land.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dead Reckoning: A Titanic Investigation

A massive investigation regarding the Titan submersible is underway that could lead to regulatory changes to improve safety at sea and potentially yield civil and criminal referrals.
9 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Applies 3rd, 5th Circuit Case Law in Multiparty Litigation With Only Some Entering 'Forum-Selection Clause'

"Given this, the witnesses, documents and other evidence relevant to this case are not located in Indiana. And so, the interests of FTN [FedEx] and ADG [Airboss] in the relative ease or access to sources of proof, cost of obtaining the attendance of witnesses and other factors that would also impact the trial of the case would be negatively impacted by a transfer of the claims at issue to the Southern District of Indiana," U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby wrote of a request to transfer a case to Indiana, where the parties have no ties.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Off to Sea the Wizard: High Court Takes On Marine Insurance Dispute

Perhaps admiralty is a welcome deviation from the rocks, reefs and shoals the Supreme Court must navigate in hard-core and politicized cases involving civil rights, abortion, gun control, criminal law and politics.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Verdicts & Settlements - March Issue

These case results are reported by Texas Lawyer affiliate VerdictSearch. MOTOR VEHICLE PLAINTIFFS: DRIVER WAS DRUNK DURING FATAL CRASH On Aug.…
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

DeSantis' Win on 'Vaccine Passport' Ban Creates Constitutional Road Map for Navigating Future Outbreaks

"The Eleventh Circuit's jurisdiction extends to three states, but the court's analysis was entirely sound, and it could be followed in other circuits where states have taken similar measures to protect the medical privacy rights of their citizens," said Charles J. Cooper, an attorney representing the Florida Department of Health.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lawsuit Accuses US Coast Guard of Negligent Towing Off Key West Coast

This lawsuit was surfaced on Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Ballast Water and Aquatic Invasive Species: The Unintended Consequences of Merchant Vessels

Numerous invasive species threaten North American and Texas waters.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Brewing Container Delay Disputes: When Will the Pandemic's Impact on Shipping Loosen Its Grip?

The road ahead promises to be bumpy as ocean carriers, shippers and government regulators formulate the standards that will govern the assessment and enforcement of container demurrage and detention charges to smooth the way ahead for the return to shipping normalcy.
6 minute read

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