First Circuit Court of Appeals (Court Link)

Department of Natural Resources of Puerto Rico v. Ernst Jacob GMBH & Co. KG, et. al., (1st Cir. October 23, 2025)
Interlocutory Appeals in Admiralty - Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90)

Aadland v. Boat Santa Rita II, Inc., (1st Cir. March 17, 2025) (Earlier decision here.)
Maintenance and Cure - Punitive Damages - Emotional Distress Damages

Massachusetts Lobsterman's Association, Inc. v. Menashes, (1st Cir. January 30, 2025)
Government Regulation - Banned Fishing Buoy Lines

Seafreeze Shoreside, Inc. v. United States Department of the Interior, (1st Cir. December 5, 2024)
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act - Offshore Wind Energy Facility - Commercial Fishing Industry Claims Dismissed

Puerto Rico Fast Ferries LLC v. Seatran Marine, LLC, (1st Cir. May 21, 2024)
Time Charter Party - Mediation and Forum Selection Clause - Equitable Estoppel Binds Non-signatory to Clause

Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Martin Andersson, (1st. Cir. December 22, 2023)
Marine Insurance - Warranty of Seaworthiness - Obligation to Carry Nautical Charts

Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Martin Andersson, (1st. Cir. April 19, 2023)
Marine Insurance - Choice of Law Clause Ambiguity Construed against Insurance Company Drafter

Relentless, Inc. v. United States Department of Commerce, (1st Cir. March 16, 2023)
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act - Requirement to Pay for Onboard Monitiors Upheld

See the First Circuit admiralty jury instructions.

CITGO Petroleum Corp. v. Ascot Underwriting Ltd., (2d Cir. October 28, 2025)
Marine Insurance - War Risks - Judicial Notice

In re Complaint of Ed Seganti, (2d Cir. August 26, 2025)
Limitation of Liability Act - Collision - Untimely Claim

Antonius v. Godofredo Leonardo Gonzalez, (2d Cir. July 10, 2023)
Maritime Drug Enforcement Act - United States Jurisdiction over Stateless Vessel

In re M/V MSC Flaminia, (2d Cir. June 23, 2023)
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA) - Indemnity - Interlocutory Appeals in Admiralty

Commodities & Mineral Enterprises Ltd. v. CVG Ferrominera Orinoco, C.A., (2d Cir. October 3, 2022)
Charter Party - Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award - Attorneys Fees and Costs

Power Authority of the State of New York v. M/V Ellen S. Bouchard, et. al., (2d Cir. July 30, 2020)
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) - Anchor Damage to Submarine Cable - Meaning of "Facility" under OPA

Third  Circuit Court of Appeals (Court Link)

Thompson v. Over the Line VI, LLC, et. al., 3d Cir. (January 28, 2025)
Admiralty Jurisdiction - Maritime Torts - Personal Injury - Release

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Court Link)

In re Complaint of Jackson Creek Marine, LLC, (4th Cir. September 3, 2025)
Limitation of Liability Act - Allision - Sovereign Immunity

Barnett v. United States of America, (4th Cir. March 19, 2025)
Suits in Admiralty Act - Maritime Torts - Death Claim - Discretionary Function Exception

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (Court Link)

Alvarado v. Briese Schiffaharts GmbH & Co., (5th Cir. December 8, 2025)
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act - Personal Injury - Duty to Intervene - Turnover Duty - Active Control Duty - Borrowed Employee - Summary Judgment for Defendants

Bommarito v. Belle Chasse Marine Transportation, L.L.C. (5th Cir. November 13, 2025)
Admiralty Jurisdiction - Admiralty Extension Act - Veil Piercing Under Maritime Law - Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act - Personal Injury/Death - Proximate Cause - Drug Use as Superseding Cause

In re Complaint of La Carriers, LLC, (5th Cir. September 22, 2025)
Limitation of Liability Act - Towage - Sinking - Seaworthiness

In re Complaint of Offshore Oil Services, Inc., (5th Cir. September 4, 2025)
Admiralty Jurisdiction - Maritime Contracts - Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act - Choice of Law - Indemnity

Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC v. LaShip, LLC, et. al., (5th Cir. July 31, 2025)
Hurricane Damage - Act of God - Allisions - Maritime Evidentiary Presumptions - Damages

Rober E. Champagne, III, et. al. v. AT&T Maritime Logistics Inc., (5th Cir. February 4, 2025)
Marine Insurance - Allision - Coverage Denied

See the Fifth Circuit admiralty jury instructions.

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (Court Link)

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (Court Link)

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (Court Link)

See the Eight Circuit admiralty jury instructions.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Court Link)

United States v. Korotkiy, (9th Cir. October 10, 2024)
Criminal Law - MARPOL - Coast Guard Regulation - Failure to Maintain Oil Record Book

In re Live LIfe Bella Vita LLC, (9th cir. September 12, 2024)
Limitation of Liability Act - Personal Injury - Stay of Proceedings - Multiple Claimants

Milos Product Tanker Corp. v. Valero Marketing & Supply Co., (9th Cir. May 16, 2024)
Carriage of Goods - Charter Parties - Private Carriage - Duty to Pay Freight

Sikousis Legacy, Inc. v. Bahla Beauty, Inc., (9th Cir. March 25, 2024)
Rule B Maritme Attachment - Arbitration Award Satisfaction - Alter Ego Claim

In re Complaint of Williams Sports Rentals, Inc., (9th Cir. January 16, 2024)
Limitation of Liability Act - Death Claim - Stay of Proceedings - State Court Claim Against Others

See the Ninth Circuit admiralty jury instructions.

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals (Court Link)

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (Court Link)

Global Marine Exploration, Inc. v. Republic of France, (11th Cir. August 19, 2025)
1565 la Trinité Sinking - Sunken Military Craft Act - Salvage Claim Barred

In re Complaint & Petition of Jersey Shore Boat Towing & Salvage, Inc., (11th Cir. July 15, 2025)
Limitation of Liability Act - Allision - Interlocutory Appeals in Admiralty - Towage - Dominant Mind - Privity & Knowledge 

Peter J. Albano, et. al. v. Patric J Perih, (11th Cir. July 11, 2025)
Maritime Tort - Wake Damage to Vessel - Summary Judgment

Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London v. Empress Marine Ventures, Ltd., (11th Cir. July 3, 2025)
Marine Insurance - Interlocutory Appeals in Admiralty - Coverage Upheld - Repair Costs

Naval Logistics, Inc. v. M/V Family Time, in rem, et. al., (11th Cir. June 23, 2025)
Maritime Liens - Necessaries - Marina Services

J.F. v. Carnival Corp. d.b.a. Carnival Cruise Lines. (11th Cir. June 17, 2025)
Maritime Torts - Negligence - Assault on Cruise Ship

Ryan M. Maglana, Francis K. Bugayong, on their own behalf and as class representatives v. Celebrity Cruises Inc., (11th Cir. May 6, 2025)
Genral Maritime Law - Maritime Torts - False Imprisonment - Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

NOTE: The Circuit Court opinions at this site are copies of the electronic versions available at the individual Circuit Court sites. They are ordinarily the initial slip opinions, which may differ from the versions eventually included in the official bound court reports.

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