No. 20-963

Stephen K. Walton, Sr. v. Virginia International Terminals, LLC

Lower Court: Virginia
Docketed: 2021-01-22
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: land-based marine-terminal-operator personal-injury preemption property-handling shipping-act shipping-act-1984 state-law terminal-operator time-limitation
Latest Conference: 2021-04-16 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Pursuant to the Shipping Act of 1984, is a marine terminal operator's schedule of rates, which is authorized by the Act to pertain to the receiving, delivering, handling or storing of property at its terminal, enforceable to time-bar a land-based personal injury action which is timely under State law?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a marine terminal operator's schedule of rates under the Shipping Act of 1984 can time-bar a land-based personal-injury action that is timely under state law

Docket Entries

2021-04-19
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-18
Reply of petitioner Stephen Walton, Sr. filed.
2021-03-11
Brief of respondent Virginia International Terminals, LLC in opposition filed.
2021-02-12
Response Requested. (Due March 15, 2021)
2021-02-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
2021-02-05
Waiver of right of respondent Virginia International Terminals, LLC to respond filed.
2021-01-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 22, 2021)

Attorneys

Stephen Walton, Sr.
Lance Arlington JacksonMontagna Klein Camden, LLP, Petitioner
Virginia International Terminals, LLC
John E. HollowayTroutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Respondent