Today, on behalf of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, we filed a complaint against Governor Neil Abercrombie seeking to compel the disclosure of the list of judicial nominees provided to him by the Judicial Selection Commission.
The complaint is here.
New Author in Town – All You Wanted to Learn About Condemnation
And, not the eternal damnation kind of condemnation either. We are proud to announce the publication of Eminent Domain – A Handbook of Condemnation Law (ABA 2011).
The American Bar Association's Section of State & Local Government Law has just published a new book on eminent domain fundamentals: Eminent Domain – A Handbook of Condemnation
U.S.A. v. Green
USA v. Green <—– PDF of Opinion
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals; Case No. 09-6108/6123
More on the Proposed Monk Seal Critical Habitat – Civil Beat Article
Civil Beat had a great article in today’s edition on the proposed designation of critical habitat for the Monk Seal (for more on the regulation, see my earlier post here).
Photo courtesy of NOAA.
Sophie Cocke does a great job outlining the proposed habitat designation and then identifying the issues associated with
New Hawaii Lawsuit Challenging Open-Ocean Aquaculture Permit
An environmental group has brought a federal court lawsuit against various federal officials seeking to enjoin the issuance of permits to the Kona Blue Water Fish aquaculture operation. The complaint can be downloaded here.
The complaint alleges that the issuance of permits for the aquaculture operation violates the Marine Sanctuaries Act, the National
New Case From Fifth Circuit – Gabarick v. Laurin Mar.
New case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Will review and comment later, but for now the opinion in the case of Gabarick v. Laurin Mar., 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 16428 and can be found here.
Vancouver Aquarium
View from Amtrak Cascade
New Longshore Case From Eleventh Circuit – Langfitt v. Federal Marine Terminals, Inc.
New Longshore case from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. It involves the exclusivity of the compensation scheme nestled in the Longshore and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act. the case is Langfitt v. Federal Marine Terminals, Inc., 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 15658 and can be found here.
Facts are simple: longshore worker is injured
New Maritime Contract Case From Ninth Circuit – Federal Insurance Co. v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Another maritime case about a train wreck. The case is Federal Insurance Company v. Union Pacific Railroad Company and it can be found here.
Facts: Company contracts with carrier to ship goods from Singapore to Alabama. Cargo damages when train derails on mainland portion of transport. Insurance company pays shipper’s claim then brings