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…