Maritime law is a body of law that governs most legal issues involving navigable bodies of water. In addition to traditional notions of maritime law such as cabotage, insurance, and cargo claims, maritime law also applies to accidents bearing a significant...
Month: August 2020
Fifth Circuit Rejects Chevron’s Interpretation of Valladolid and Herb’s Welding in Recent Case
In Mays v. Chevron Pipe Line Co., the U.S. Fifth Circuit upheld a $3 million verdict to the wife and estate of a deceased employee of a subcontractor working on a platform in Louisiana territorial waters. The jury found that the employee’s death was attributed to...
