Headed to the garden to prune, plant and sow when what should I see but a big bunch of bananas hanging over the wall with my neighbor.
You would be amazed at how often I hear questions about who owns fruit hanging over the property line or, the less fun variant, can I
The case is McBride v. Estis Well Service, LLC and it can be found here.
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals just handed down a decision regarding a wage claim brought by several stewards onboard a NCL cruise ship. The decision is Wallace v. NCL and the opinion can be found here.The decision is lengthy but wage appeals are pretty rare, hence this post.The summary is:This appeal involves
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just handed down a decision relating to the federal government's liability for suspected drug smugglers' vessels, damaged during the law enforcement investigation. The case is Tobar v. United States and the opinion can be found here.The U.S. Coast Guard suspected an Ecuadorian fishing boat of illicit activities. With
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by Mark M. Murakami
Sometimes it is about the process. In law school, students may learn “the law,” but in order to actually represent clients, they need to know the process, and figure out the rules—written and unwritten—that make courtrooms work. As the old joke goes, “a good lawyer knows the law, a great lawyer
The case is Northeast Research, LLC v. One Shipwrecked Vessel, opinion is here.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Somali pirates' conviction for various federal offenses including piracy and violence against maritime navigation. The case is USA v. Shibin and the opinion can be found here.
This case arose out of several piracies off the Somali coast in 2010 and 2011. The defendant had various
Hot off the Press: the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals just issued a decision arising out of a "Magic Pipe" case and the shipowner's attempt to post a bond allowing the offending vessel to sail. The case is Angelex, Ltd. v. United States of America and the opinion can be found here. The United States