Maritime Law 
The Lanier Law Firm Representing Twin Peaks Software in California Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Red Hat Inc. – Marketwatch
The firm is composed of outstanding trial attorneys with decades of experience handling cases involving pharmaceutical liability, asbestos exposure, intellectual property, business litigation, product liability, maritime law, bad faith insurance …
BP’s Trial Fate Rests With Judge Who Represented Sailors – Bloomberg
“He knows maritime law backwards and forwards, and that’s one of the reasons he got this case,” Val Exnicios, a New Orleans lawyer representing a group of commercial fishermen suing BP, Transocean Ltd. (RIG) and other firms involved in …
Nigeria: Nation, Others Lose U.S.$2 Billion to Maritime Crimes – AllAfrica.com
Nigeria and other countries in the Gulf of Guinea are losing $2 billion annually to maritime crime, with smuggling … as the criminals keep devising various means to the beat the law. “There is growing awareness that the vast resources … Continue reading
Supreme Court hears ‘stolen valor’ case of false military heroism – Fresno Bee
Appellate courts have reached differing conclusions about the law. In Colorado, a federal judge dismissed charges against Rick G. Strandlof, who had raised funds while falsely claiming to be a wounded Marine. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of …
MILITARY: Marine Corps releases names of seven helicopter crash victims – North County Times
He joined the Marine Corps in February 2002, just months after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. His mother said he left a job as a youth pastor at a Fresno church to join the Marines. His father-in-law, Charles … Continue reading
BP’s Fate Rests With Ex-Maritime Lawyer Who Represented Sailors – Bloomberg
“He knows maritime law backward and forwards, and that’s one of the reasons he got this case,” said Val Exnicios, a New Orleans lawyer representing a group of commercial fishermen suing BP, Transocean Ltd. (RIG) and other firms involved in … Continue reading
Course correction for the general maritime law of indemnity contracts? – Lexology
On the Eve of a Historic Trial, the Court in the Deepwater Horizon Litigation Extends Indemnity in the BP-Transocean Drilling Contract to Include Transocean’s Gross Negligence Before the most anticipated maritime trial so far this century begins on Monday …
Enbridge Welcomes Government Report Endorsing Safety of Northern Gateway Marine Plan – msnbc.com
The existing international and Canadian marine laws and regulations, complemented by the enhanced safety measures the proponent is committed to implementing and monitoring will provide for safer shipping in support of the Northern Gateway project.”
GBI Probing Death of Marine During SWAT Standoff – First Coast News
Authorities say the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is probing the weekend shooting death of an Iraq war veteran shot to death during a standoff with law enforcement officers … said neighbors of 31-year-old U.S. Marine James Dixon III called the … Continue reading
Change in law could save South Florida utility ratepayers $1.3 billion by dumping sewage in the ocean – Sun Sentinel
The bill changes a 2008 law that told utilities to completely stop flushing treated sewage into the ocean through pipes by 2025, to save coral reefs and marine ecosystems. A 2008 DEP study decided “the weight of the evidence” showed … Continue reading
