In a unanimous decision applauded by marine interests for reaffirming a long-standing practice and bringing more certainty to marine insurance, the Supreme Court on February 21 upheld “choice of law”… Read More
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One of the panelists at the recently concluded seminar of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association spoke on one of the two cases involving maritime law that the Supreme… Read More
The Republican Governors Association, representing the governors of 25 states, including most farm states, sent a letter to the White House January 30 urging the Biden administration to delay its… Read More
In its just-released ruling West Virginia vs. EPA, the Supreme Court not only throws out the Obama-era Clean Power Plan for good, it permanently changes the rules for how federal… Read More
On January 26, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration formally withdrew its nationwide COVID-19 vaccine mandate after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on January 13 that Congress had not… Read More
A Fifth Circuit case awaiting an en banc judgment could make it harder for certain offshore workers working aboard a vessel to claim Jones Act seaman status. “En banc” means… Read More
Last week’s Supreme Court decision in Dutra v. Batterton (June 24) is one of the most consequential maritime law rulings in recent years. It was important for its reversal of… Read More
On June 24, the Supreme Court resolved a split between two judicial circuits by ruling in The Dutra Group v. Batterton that punitive damages are not available in Jones Act… Read More
By Jefferson R. Tillery and Sara B. Kuebel, Jones Walker LLC Due to a circuit split between the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Court of… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on December 7 to hear a maritime law case that could have important financial implications for marine companies. The case, Batterton v. Dutra Group, raises… Read More
