A seventy-two year old man was reported missing on Monday morning from the Ruby Princess when it returned to port in San Francisco following a five day cruise to Mexico, according to numerous national and local news stations.
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The BRoader Impact: Leading with Purpose at Blank Rome We are proud to share The BRoader Impact, a new annual report highlighting the many ways our firm is making significant strides in support of our colleagues, clients, and communities. Leading
Blank Rome Maritime Practice Group and Co-Chair Receive Lexology’s 2024 North America Awards Blank Rome’s Maritime practice group, as well as Thomas H. Belknap, Jr., co-chair of the Maritime practice group, were recipients of Lexology’s 2024 North America Awards. <Read
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 v. Gulf Oil Corporation case, specifically: The above factors generally pertain
Jonathan K. Waldron, Dana S. Merkel, and Holli B. Packer ● The Supreme Court of the United States’ June 28, 2024, decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 144 S. Ct. 2244 (2024), dealt a blow to the “Chevron deference.” Loper Bright eliminated
Jeanne M. Grasso and Holli B. Packer ● On August 21, 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard (“USCG”) outlined its intent to prepare the “Viability Testing Method Consideration for Acceptance Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (“PEIS”)” in the Federal Register (89 Fed.
Anthony Rapa, Alan G. Kashdan, and Brendan S. Saslow ● Overview On July 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued proposed rules that would significantly expand controls under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”)
Vanessa C. DiDomenico ● Heavy fuel oil (“HFO”), commonly known as bunker fuel or residual fuel oil, has been widely used by vessels for decades due to its low cost and ready availability. However, due to its high sulfur and heavy
Jeanne M. Grasso and Holli B. Packer ● On September 20, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) signed a highly anticipated final rule establishing national standards for incidental discharges from vessels into waters of the United States, albeit nearly four
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