New case from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Will review and comment later, but for now the opinion in the case of F.C. Wheat Mar. Corp. v. United States, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 24731 and can be found here.
December 2011
Michigan Seeks Supreme Court Review of Army Decision on Asian Carp
By Mark M. Murakami on
The Asian Carp. It is an ugly fella. Should the federal government be required to install block nets to stop these beasties from invading the Great lakes? We’ll see if the Supreme Court thinks that is a question it should be asking.

Photo courtesy of the National Park Service.
The Asian Carp is an invasive…
New Maritime Insurance Case from Seventh Circuit – Egan Marine Corp. v. Great American Insur. Co.
By Mark M. Murakami on
New maritime insurance case from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The case involves a pollution insurance policy and coverage for an oil spill following a vessel explosion in Chicago. The case is Egan Marine Corp. v. Great American Insur. Co., 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 23369 and the original opinion can be found here.
The …