Supreme Court Decision on Seamen’s Rights
The U. S Supreme Court heard and decided Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. v Edgar Townsend (Case WL 1789469), a case that protects a seaman’s right to receive damages if an employer withholds obligatory maintenance and cure.
Edgar Townsend suffered injuries while he worked on a tugboat belonging to the Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. The company allegedly [...]
Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. v Edgar Townsend
The U. S Supreme Court heard and decided Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. v Edgar Townsend (Case WL 1789469), a case that protects a seaman’s right to receive damages if an employer withholds obligatory maintenance and cure.
Edgar Townsend suffered injuries while he worked on a tugboat belonging to the Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. The company allegedly [...]
Queens Court Rules on Maritime Damages
TimesOnline.co.uk – There was no rule in the Admiralty Court that, where there was no counterclaim, a claimant found partially at fault should recover only a proportion of its costs according to the percentage of liability of the defendant.
Mr Justice Aikens so stated on August 1, 2008, in the Admiralty Court of the Queen’s Bench [...]
The Exxon-Valdez Continues to Haunt Alaskans
For nearly twenty years, Alaskans have been fighting a class action suit against oil giant Exxon Mobil for damages related to the Mar 24, 1989 oil spill, now recognized as one of the largest environmental disasters in US History.
On June 25, 2008, the supreme court reduced a $2.5 billion punitive damages award to about $507 [...]
Maritime News Reporter- Canada Proposed to Regulate Arctic Traffic ZoneCanada’s Transport Minister John Baird announced that as part of Canada’s Northern Strategy, the federal government is proposing a regulated Arctic traffic zone, […]
- Guilty Plea for Price-Fixing ConspiracyAn Italian subsidiary of a U.S.-based company has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $2.29m criminal fine for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices […]
- Sound Freight Penalized for DischargeThe owner of a tug that released oily bilge water into the Columbia River last year is being penalized $21,000 by the Washington Department of Ecology. Sound Freight […]
- House Hearing on Asian Carp, Great LakesThe Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure conducted a hearing on Asian carp and the Great Lakes. […]
- Clarifying In-Port Sulphur LimitsThe International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has moved quickly to dispel the apparent confusion currently surrounding implementation of the EU directive […]
- Safety Failures Lead to CourtHis Honour Judge Elwen at Truro Crown Court sentenced George Pill Sr., 61, to six months jail for each of the two offenses he plead guilty to and costs of £8,500. […]
- State Seeks Intervention in Drilling CaseGovernor Sean Parnell has directed the Department of Law to ask the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for permission to intervene in the lawsuit by environmental groups challenging the U. […]
- Large Marine Engine Standards FinalizedBy Vincent J. Foley- New York and Patricia L. "Pat" Goughan- San Francisco, of Holland & Knight. On December 22, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection […]
- Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet subject to FWPCAThe U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California ruled that the non-retention vessels in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, operated by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), […]
- Industry Says Asian Carp Legislation is DamagingAccording to the American Waterways Operators Association (AWO) and the Waterway Council, Inc. (WCI), legislation was recently introduced in the House of Representatives […]
- Canada Proposed to Regulate Arctic Traffic Zone
