Megatsunamis. Nuff said
http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/3854-hawaii-giant-tsunami-landslides.html
Oral Arguments at Ninth Circuit for Hawaii 2nd Amendment Case
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Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in the Baker v. Kealoha case The argument can be heard at – Download 12-16258 (1).
. Our earlier post here.
The Plaintiff’s Opening Brief is: here.
The City’s Answering Brief is: here.
The Brady Center’s amicus brief is: here.
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LA Times – Small union is causing big problems for ports
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Los Angeles Times has an interesting piece about the strike in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Per the article: The disruption is costing an estimated $1 billion a day at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, on which some 600,000 truckers, dockworkers, trading companies and others depend for their livelihoods.…
Damon Key’s Legal Alert for Summer/Fall 2012
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All you fans of Damon Key's Legal Alert – here is our edition for Summer/Fall.
Damon Key Legal Alert (Summer-Fall 2012)
New Jones Act Case from 11th Circuit – Harrisson v. NCL – Appeals From Remand Orders
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OK, now that Thanksgiving is out of the way, I have a queue of cases to get out to my loyal followers.
First up, a Jones Act case from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Harrisson v. NCL (Bahamas) Ltd., original opinion can be found here. The case is REALLY about federal appellate court…
New Longshore Act Decision from Ninth Circuit – Keller Foundation v. Tracy
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I have a rather large queue of cases to digest and disseminate, so excuse the delay. I will still call it a "new" Longshore case, because, well, it is.One oft-litigated issue in maritime injury cases is the situs and status test. Longshore and harbor workers have a different worker compensation scheme than other maritime workers…
New Ninth Circuit Clean Air and Greenhouse Gas Case – Kivalina v. Exxon Mobil
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Opinion is here.
New Jones Act Case from 5th Circuit – Beech v. Hercules Drilling Co.
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opinion is here.
New Jones Act Case from 11th Circuit – Vasquez v. Yii Shipping
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case is here.
Holy Striped Marlin Batman – Feds Prohibit Mainland Billfish Sales
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Congress recently passed the Billfish Protection Act, it became Public Law No. 112-183The text of the bill provides:
AN ACT
To prohibit the sale of billfish.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be
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