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Maritime Contracts
24 published works
Louisiana Law Blog
Is Your Contract Maritime? Genesis v. Danos Adds Clarity to the Maritime Contract Discussion
By Ambrose Stearns, Taylor Ashworth
Some states, such as Louisiana, have restrictive statutes against contracting for defense and indemnity provisions. Under federal maritime law, however, these defense and indemnity provisions may be permitted. This distinction…
Texas Law Blog
The United States Fifth Circuit Narrows Maritime Contract Scope: Where the Fifth Circuit Stands After Earnest and Offshore Oil Services
In offshore operations, whether a contract is deemed “maritime” has major consequences. The classification determines the application of either federal maritime law or state law, along with its oilfield or…
Louisiana Law Blog
The United States Fifth Circuit Narrows Maritime Contract Scope: Where the Fifth Circuit Stands After Earnest and Offshore Oil Services
In offshore operations, whether a contract is deemed “maritime” has major consequences. The classification determines the application of either federal maritime law or state law, along with its oilfield or…
Safe Passage
When Is a Contract Maritime and Why Is That Important?
Keith B. Letourneau ● In the Fifth Circuit, for the longest time, deciding whether a contract was maritime involved assessing a litany of factors derived from the court’s Davis & Sons…
LegaMart Blog
What Factors Determine the Choice of Law in Shipping Contracts?
Introduction Modern economies are reliant on the shipping industry in many ways. Much of the world’s goods are carried by ships, which makes the choice of law in shipping contracts…
Supreme Court Update
Citgo Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co. (No. 18-565)
By Tadhg Dooley, David R. Roth
Today, the Court issued a press release postponing oral arguments currently set for April (the last scheduled sitting of OT19). Though the Court left open the door to rescheduling some…
The Energy Law Blog
FIFTH CIRCUIT BEGINS TO CLEAN UP ITS JURISPRUDENCE ON HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONTRACT IS (OR IS NOT) MARITIME
By John Almy, William W. "Bill" Pugh
After some thirty years of wrestling with the cumbersome six-part test set forth in Davis & Sons, Inc. v. Gulf Oil Corp.,[1] for determining whether a contract to perform services…
The Energy Law Blog
Highly Anticipated En Banc Fifth Circuit Opinion Reframes Maritime Contract Analysis
In a highly anticipated ruling, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its en banc decision in In re: Larry Doiron, Inc., No. 16-30217 (5th Cir. Jan. 8,…
Louisiana Law Blog
Out with Davis & Sons and in with Doiron: The 5th Circuit Simplifies Maritime Contract Test
By Tod Everage
For nearly 30 years, district courts within the US 5th Circuit have evaluated whether maritime or state law applies to oil and gas service contracts using the 6-factor test from…
Ship Law Log
The New SUPPLYTIME 2017
By Marcus Dodds, Daniel Jepson, Mark Johnson
In June this year BIMCO approved an updated version of the SUPPLYTIME form. The updated version includes a number of amendments which we have outlined in our client alert.