Legal matters of maritime concern in Hawaii, Oceania, and beyond.
New Jones Act case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. It is Manderson v. Chet Morrison Contractors, Inc., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 18 and can be found here.
The facts don’t seem to be controversial: an engineer on a vessel was hospitalized and received treatment for ulcerative colitis, diabetes and a liver…
New Defense Base Act case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case is Fisher v. Halliburton, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 641 and can be found here.
The facts are straightforward: several employees of Kellogg Brown & Root were killed in Iraq while driving logistics trucks in Iraq. Their widows and family…
Update: the Supreme Court is considering the Ninth Circuit’s decision in United States v. Alvarez, relating to the Stolen Valor Act. My earlier posts on this case are here and here. Mr. Alvarez just filed his Brief which can be downloaded (Respondent’s Brief)
The Question Presented is:
Section 704(B) of Title…
News Flash – the Supreme Court issued a decision in Pacific Operations Offshore, LLP v. Valladolid, an Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act/Longshore Act case arising from the Ninth Circuit. The Supreme Court affirmed the Ninth Circuit’s decision, rejecting the approaches adopted by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. …
Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Roberts v. Sea-Land Services case. The transcript of oral arguments is here.
The issue in this case is when an injured longshore worker’s “Average Weekly Wage” is to be determined: at the time of the entitlement to an award of compensation or the actual …
Please excuse my absence from this blog. I've been on active duty with the Coast Guard Reserve in Washington and between snow, sleet, and a full email inbox, I've been busy.
Someone forwarded me this video and, although I don't speak Italian, I do understand the international language of military "get-your-butt-in-gear" – speak.
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