Federal Case

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that one of the purposes of the Lauritzen analysis “is to resolve and avoid conflicts with the maritime laws of other nations.”
• finding admiralty jurisdiction over a claim arising out of an accident that occurred in coastal waters off St. Lucia, an independent country
• finding admiralty jurisdiction over a claim arising out of an accident that occurred in coastal waters off St. Lucia, an independent country
• considering a claim under the Jones Act to be against plaintiffs employers and a claim for unseaworthiness to be against the vessel owners
• finding place of wrongful act more significant where vessel travelled only in St. Lucia waters for scuba diving expeditions
• finding admiralty jurisdiction over a claim arising out of an accident that occurred in coastal waters off St. Lucia, an independent country

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).