federal-maritime-law

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
20-1779 Carlos A. Morales-Vázquez v. Óptima Seguros First Circuit 2021-06-23 Denied contract-avoidance disclosure federal-maritime-law insurance-disclosure marine-insurance maritime-insurance maritime-law material-risk materiality reliance uberrimae-fidei Does the traditional doctrine of uberrimae fidei continue to apply in its strict form, or is the doctrine limited to cases in which the insurer relied…
19-1146 Centaur, L.L.C. v. River Ventures, L.L.C. Fifth Circuit 2020-03-19 Denied Response Waived circuit-split conceptual-approach contract-classification federal-maritime-law judicial-interpretation maritime-commerce maritime-law precedent spatial-approach Whether the Fifth Circuit's new mechanical test complies with the conceptual approach mandated by this Court in Kirby and Kossick
18-1224 NuStar Energy Services, Inc. v. ING Bank N.V., et al. Second Circuit 2019-03-20 Dismissed Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) authorized-agent cimla commercial-instruments commercial-instruments-and-maritime-liens-act contract-law contract-relationships contractual-relationships federal-maritime-law maritime-law maritime-lien maritime-liens necessaries statutory-interpretation vessel-necessaries vessel-owner vessel-supplies Whether a party that physically supplies a vessel with fuel or other necessaries possesses a statutory maritime lien where the vessel owner or its aut…