comparative-fault
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-1318 | Marquette Transportation Company, L.L.C. v. Kelvin Dunn | Fifth Circuit | 2019-04-18 | Denied | comparative-fault emergency-drills emergency-procedures fitness-for-duty in-extremis-doctrine jones-act maritime-collision maritime-law primary-duty-doctrine seaman-standard-of-care | Does the Primary Duty Doctrine still exist as a defense in Jones Act cases, and if so, does it only apply to a captain? | |
| 18-646 | Marquette Transportation Company, L.L.C., et al. v. Entergy Mississippi, Incorporated | Fifth Circuit | 2018-11-19 | Denied | admiralty admiralty-law comparative-fault maritime-law navigable-waters permit-compliance prejudgment-interest property-interest rivers-and-harbors-act takings tort-action | Whether a plaintiff claiming damage to a structure placed on navigable waters must show that its structure was permitted in order to maintain a compen… |