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.
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.
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 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
We were saddened to learn that Professor Jon Van Dyke passed away suddenly yesterday. His official accomplishments can be found at the University of Hawaii Law School’s website and the Star-Advertiser’s article.
For UH Law alums, “JVD” was a constant presence. His Constitutional Law I class was required curriculum and focused on the 14th
You know you have a backlog of cases to post when you see a cert petition appealing the un-blogged case….
So, to rectify that delay, let’s talk about what is a “vessel” – or if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, but can’t swim like a duck ….
Before we start –
New case from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Will review and comment later, but for now the opinion in the case of Am. Trucking Ass’Ns v. City of L.A., 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 22086 and can be found here.