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• McDonald v. Chicago Resource Page

  Please excuse my divergence from this blog's typical fare, but this is an important Constitutional case which turns on the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Most will consider this a gun rights case, and it…

• Florida Beachfront Takings Case - SCOTUSBLOG Analysis

  SCOTUSBLOG has published its analysis of the issues in the Florida beach renourishment/judicial takings case. Its post is here. My partner, Robert Thomas, has a resource page here. The oral arguments will be on December…

• SCOTUS Privileges or Immunities Case - More from Blogosphere

  I had earlier posted about the McDonald v. City of Chicago case, here, and its impact on the Constitution's Privileges or Immunities clause. I see that Pacific Legal Foundation has a post on the case.…

• SCOTUS to Hear Once-in-a-lifetime Case Involving Bill of Rights

  Please excuse the off-topic blog post, but I am a lawyer and this case needs to be discussed. The Supreme Court is hearing the case of McDonald v. City of Chicago which most commentators will…

• New LHCWA Coverage Case - Exclusions and Third Party Liability

  The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit just issued a decision relating to longshoreman negligence claims made against third parties and the insurance coverage of those claims. The decision is unpublished but is available…

• Holy Danger Zones Batman - Kaneohe Danger Zone Amendment

  The Danger Zone. (And, no not Planet Patrol's Danger Zone or the more familiar Kenny Loggin's Danger Zone). For the past several years, the Army Corps of Engineers has attempted to change the boundaries of…

• SCOTUS to Hear Maritime Bill of Lading Case

  The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Kawasaki case regarding "through" bills of lading and the interplay between the federal statutes governing cargo shipped by rail vs. cargo shipped by sea. My earlier post…

• Happy Birthday Hawaiioceanlaw

  Well, it was last week, but who is counting. Two years ago, following the very successful model of my partner Robert Thomas, I decided to become a blogger. Nearly 300 posts later, with topics ranging…

• Supreme Court Review Sought for Ninth Circuit Cargo Case

  The Supreme Court is considering whether to hear an appeal fo the Ninth Circuit's decision in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha v. Regal Beloit Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Regal-Beloit Corporation. The issue before the…

• Admiralty News Flash - Winter Storm Decision Overturned

  Admiralty practitioners note: Winter Storm has been overturned. A panel of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals issued this noteworthy decision today, with the consent of all active judges for that circuit. Decision here. Everyone…