force-majeure
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-310 | J.A. Masters Investments, et al. v. Eduardo Beltramini | Fifth Circuit | 2025-09-17 | Denied | diversity-jurisdiction due-process erie-doctrine force-majeure impossibility-defense jury-instructions | 1. Whether a federal court sitting in diversity may deny a party the right to present the equitable defense of impossibility to the jury—despite unc… | |
| 24-223 | Paragon Asset Company, Ltd. v. American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association, Inc. | Fifth Circuit | 2024-08-29 | Denied | Response Waived | contract-interpretation force-majeure maritime-law parol-evidence reasonable-care shipowner-liability | Whether federal maritime law allows parol evidence to contradict unambiguous contract terms and whether a shipowner's duty of care during a force maje… |