2011
Blawger Goes to Southeast Asia – Photo Retrospective
By Mark M. Murakami on
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
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New Admiralty Case from Fourth Circuit – In re Vulcan Materials Co. v. Cassita Massiah
By Mark M. Murakami on
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
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Upcoming Speaking Event at ABA Spring Meeting in Portland
By Mark M. Murakami on
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.
If you…
New Case From Fifth Circuit – Atlantic Sounding Company, Inc v. Timothy Petrey
By Mark M. Murakami on
New case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Will review and comment later, but for now the opinion in the case of Atlantic Sounding Company, Inc v. Timothy Petrey, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 24124 and can be found here.
New Case From Ninth Circuit – USA v. Yong Li
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New case from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Will review and comment later, but for now the opinion in the case of USA v. Yong Li can be found here.
New Case From Fifth Circuit – Regions Equipment Finance Corp v. AT 2400, et al.
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New case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Will review and comment later, but for now the opinion in the case of Regions Equipment Finance Corp v. AT 2400, et al, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 8574 and can be found here.
New Sovereign Immunity case from Ninth Circuit – Tobar v. USA
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New case from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals addressing the United States government’s immunity from suits in the law enforcement context. The opinion is Tobar v. USA, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 8173 and can be found here.
From the opinion:
Plaintiffs are Ecuadorian crew members of a fishing boat. The United States…