Ah, it seems that court opinions are becoming more and more …. spicy.
Now now, don't get too excited, this is a law blog after all.
The Eleventh Circuit just ruled on a interlocutory decision regarding a limitation of liability provision of a cruise ship ticket-contract. The case is Wajnstat v. Oceania Cruises, Inc. and
New maritime personal injury case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. It is Manderson v. Chet Morrison Contr, Inc., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 18 and can be found here.
At first blush, this seems like a straightforward case involving Jones Act and Maintenance and Cure claims. But it sets out the law
The Environmental Protection Agency’s new requirement for sulfur content in maritime fuels is coming into force on August 1.
Hawaii News Now report with video here.
Per the EPA, the “Emission Control Area” for North America will go into effect on August 1, 2012:
On March 26, 2010, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) amended
New Jones Act case from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case is Aggarao v. MOL Ship Management Co., 2012. U.S. App. LEXIS 5525 and the original opinion can be found here.
Facts: A seaman was injured onboard the M/V Asian Spirit in Chesapeake Bay, near Baltimore, Maryland. The “devastating” injury resulted in paraplegia. His employ
Those pesky statutes of limitation. Usually such statutes operate to prevent plaintiff’s untimely claims. But, in this case, the statute of limitation acted to preclude a defendant’s limitation of liability defense.
The case is new from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, it is Eckstein Marine Service v. Jackson, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 3480 and can
News reports say the Supreme Court denied Michigan's request to grant cert after Michigan's request for a preliminary injunction was denied by the federal court.
I've written about the problems posed by the Asian Carp invasion into the Great Lakes. The states near the Great Lakes have tried to compel the federal government into taking
The Supreme Court granted cert in the case of Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach. My earlier post on the decision from the 11th Circuit is here. The opinion below is here.
The Question Presented: Whether a floating structure that is indefinitely moored receives power and other utilities from shore and is
Tonight, Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor will be speaking to members of the Hawaii State Bar Association at Aliiolani Hale. Her speech is entitled: A Conversation with Justice Sotomayor: Work Ethic and What It Takes to be a Supreme Court Justice.
After she was nominated to the Court, I digested her decisions relating to admiralty or
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
