comparative-fault
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-1318 | Marquette Transportation Company, L.L.C. v. Kelvin Dunn | Fifth Circuit | 2019-04-18 | Denied | comparative-fault emergency-drills emergency-procedures fitness-for-duty in-extremis-doctrine jones-act maritime-collision maritime-law primary-duty-doctrine seaman-standard-of-care | This Petition involves an injury claim by a Jones Act captain and raises questions on fitness for duty and his ultimate responsibility to implement sa… | |
| 18-646 | Marquette Transportation Company, L.L.C., et al. v. Entergy Mississippi, Incorporated | Fifth Circuit | 2018-11-19 | Denied | admiralty admiralty-law comparative-fault maritime-law navigable-waters permit-compliance prejudgment-interest property-interest rivers-and-harbors-act takings tort-action | Land-based decisions in the takings context mandate permit compliance as a threshold for a plaintiff to have a compensable property interest. For the … |