New case from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Will review and comment later, but for now the opinion in the case of Anselma Crossing, L.P. v. United States Postal Services, 2011 US. App. LEXIS 3767 and can be found here.
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New Case from Fifth Circuit – Bonin v. Ryan Marine Services
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New case from Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Will review and comment later, but the opinion in the case of Bonin v. Ryan Marine Services, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 3227 and can be found here.
News Flash – SCOTUS To Hear Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Injury Case
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The U.S. Supreme Court just agreed to hear the case of Pacific Operations Offshore, LLP v. Valladolid. Links to docket, briefs, and opinion below, courtesy of SCOTUSBLOG, here.
My earlier post on the Ninth Circuit's opinion is here. As to why SCOTUS took the case? As noted in my earlier post, there…
New Case from Eleventh Circuit – Rodrigues v. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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New case from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Will review and comment later, but the opinion in the case of Rodrigues v. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 10-12684 and can be found here.
ABA Endorses White Paper on Disaster Mitigation Policies
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Today, the American Bar Association endorsed the Effective National Mitigation Effort, a white paper on national mitigation prepared by the Association of the Directors of Emergency Management of the U.S. States and Territories and the District of Columbia.
The White Paper is a concise statement outlining concerns, opportunities and strategies to mitigate damages from “hazards” …
New Longshore Case from Fifth Circuit – Eysselinck v. Dir., OWCP
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New Longshore/Defense Base Act case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The issue is PTSD and wilfull injury to an employee. The case is Eysselinck v. Dir., OWCP, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 17227 and can be found here. It is unpublished and not precedential.
Facts: a contract worker home on leave from his job…
New Jones Act Case from Fifth Circuit – Clark v. Kellogg Brown & Root
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New maritime personal injury case from Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. It is unpublished and not precedential, but is a good primer on injury claims. The case is Clark v. Kellogg Brown & Root, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 2354 and can be found here.
Facts: A maritime worker was exposed to benzene while…
New Ninth Circuit Case on International Legal Assistance (MLAT)
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Wow, today is a civil procedure day at the Ninth Circuit. First, it issued a decision which only a first year law student would love on “minimum contacts” with a State to subject out of state defendants to the State’s court system.
Second, is a case on the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Russia. The…
Justice Alito Lecture in Hawaii – Live Blog
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Justice Alito will be speaking tonight at the Hawaii Supreme Court and we will be trying a live blog. Follow the conversation:
Coast Guard Studies Environmental Impacts of Sonar for Security Tool
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The Coast Guard published a Programmatice Environmental Assessment for the Nationwide Use of High Frequency and Ultra High Frequency SONAR. The publication notice is here. Comments can be posted at www.regulations.gov. The Environmental Assessment is here. The State of Hawaii is conducting a consistency determination per the Coastal Zone Management Act, see …