New case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Will review and comment later, but for now the opinion in the case of Stephen Gabarick v. Laurin Maritime (America), Inc., 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 26681 and can be found here.
Good Turn Day 2011, Punchbowl
Angkor Wat
Angkor
Angkor Wat
Blawger Goes to Southeast Asia – Photo Retrospective
This post is entirely off topic, but hopefully, will capture some of the images during a recent trip to Southeast Asia for my other job, the Coast Guard Reserve. It was a work trip, not a tourist one, but I took a few pictures when I could.
Sunset at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club in Phnom
United States v. Coalition for Buzzards Bay
New Admiralty Case from Fourth Circuit – In re Vulcan Materials Co. v. Cassita Massiah
New case from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that involves a collision between a Navy small boat and a barge under tow. Specifically, this opinion addresses the liability of the United States (Navy) to the third party complaint brought by the tug owner. It asserted that the United States was negligent for putting an “incompetent” crew on the Navy small boat.
ABA Presentation – Regionalization of Planning Decisions: The Hawaii Model
Upcoming Speaking Event at ABA Spring Meeting in Portland
I've been asked to speak to the State and Local Government Section of the American Bar Association's Spring Meeting in Portland next week. I'll be presenting on Regional Land Use Controls, using Hawaii's Land Use Commission as a starting point to explore some lessons learned with land use controls above the county level.
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