Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide

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The Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide provides a collection of admiralty cases and international maritime conventions, along with annotated links to admiralty and maritime law resources. The focus is on the admiralty and maritime law of the United States.

Circuit Court of Appeals Admiralty Cases

The following are recent Circuit Court of Appeals admiralty cases, with links to the full opinions. For past cases, see the Circuit Court Admiralty Opinions page.

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Supreme Court Admiralty Cases

Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC, 601 U.S. 65 (2024)
Choice of Law
Held: Choice of law provisions in maritime contracts are presumptively enforceable under federal maritime law, with narrow exceptions.

CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co., Ltd., 589 U.S. 348 (2020)
Charter Parties - Safe Berth
Held: The safe berth clause of a voyage charter party was an express warranty of a safe berth made without regard to the charterer's due diligence in selecting the berth.

Dutra Group v. Batterton, 588 U.S. 358 (2019)
Jones Act - Unseaworthiness - Punitive Damages
Held: A plaintiff may not recover punitive damages on a claim of unseaworthiness.

Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton, 587 U.S. _ (2019)
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act - Choice of Law
Held: Where federal law addresses the relevant issue, state law is not adopted as surrogate federal law on the Outer Continental Shelf.

Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. Devries, 586 U.S. _ (2019)
Products Liability
Held: In the maritime tort context, a product manufacturer has a duty to warn when: its product requires incorporation of a part, the manufacturer knows or has reason to know that the integrated product is likely to be dangerous for its intended uses, and the manufacturer has no reason to believe that the product’s users will realize that danger.

For past cases, see the Supreme Court Admiralty Opinions page.