No. 19-931
Jay Lawrence Friedheim v. Dane Field
Tags: admiralty-law attorney-fees bankruptcy civil-procedure jones-act maintenance-and-cure maritime-law seaman-contract
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Latest Conference:
2020-03-27
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether a seaman's wage contract that includes
maintenance and cure entitles the prevailing party to
attorney's fees under Alyeska Pipeline Serv. Co. v. Wilderness Society, 421 U.S. 240, 257 (1975)?
2. Whether attorney's fees may be awarded for attempting to collect maintenance and cure from a bankrupt
vessel owner and the seaman's bankrupt employer under Vaughan v. Atkinson, 369 U.S. 527 (1962)?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a seaman's wage contract that includes maintenance and cure entitles the prevailing party to attorney's fees
Docket Entries
2020-03-30
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
2020-01-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 24, 2020)
Attorneys
Jay Friedheim
Jay Lawrence Friedheim — Admiralty Advocates, Petitioner