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• Artavia v. Carnival Corp., 41 ATLA L. Rep. 84 (Apr. 1998) (deposition of plaintiff’s marine safety expert in a case alleging failure to provide an adequate crew under the Jones Act). No. LR3176.

• McCaw v. M.V. Sea Tide, 40 ATLA L. Rep. 284 (Oct. 1997) (plaintiffs’ settlement conference brief in a case alleging a vessel’s crew negligently handled water hose operations and a hatch cover was a tripping hazard). No. LR3083.

• Powell v. McDermott Intl., Inc., 37 ATLA L. Rep. 212 (Aug. 1994) (plaintiff’s pretrial brief in a case alleging defendant should have posted a lookout to sight large swells during offshore loading operations). No. LR2113.

• Talley v. Rowan Cos., 43 ATLA L. Rep. 292 (Oct. 2002) (plaintiff’s memorandum of fact and law in a case alleging failure to fully cook a meal aboard a ship). No. LR3633.

• Tousignant v. Tonquin Fisheries, Inc., 40 ATLA L. Rep. 164 (June 1997) (an unpublished opinion of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals holding that a vessel owner was precluded from raising comparative fault and primary duty in a Jones Act suit by the estate of a ship’s captain because a U.S. district court had already ruled on those issues in a limitation of liability action). No. LR3015.

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• Am. Dredging Co. v. Miller, 37 ATLA L. Rep. 213 (Aug. 1994) (the parties’ briefs to the Louisiana and U.S. Supreme Courts and amici curiae briefs in a case holding federal law does not preempt a state law barring application of the forum non conveniens doctrine in maritime cases). No. LR2083.

• Bakotich v. California United Terminals, Inc., 48 ATLA L. Rep. 184 (Aug. 2005) (depositions of three of plaintiff’s expert witnesses in a case alleging a tugboat worker’s employer, a dock operator, and a city failed to provide a safe workplace and negligently maintained, inspected, and operated a dock and its fence). No. LR4142.

• Barber v. Marina Sailing Charter Co., 38 ATLA L. Rep. 365 (Dec. 1995) (the parties’ briefs in a case holding federal maritime jurisdiction applied to a sailboat racing accident because the incident potentially affected maritime commerce). No. LR2549.

• Baugh v. Reinauer Transp. Cos., 37 ATLA L. Rep. 332 (Nov. 1994) (the court’s memoranda and orders in a case alleging a shipowner negligently failed to adequately repair a leaking hydraulic ram, resulting in plaintiff’s slip and fall). No. LR2197.

• Bernard v. Maersk Lines, 37 ATLA L. Rep. 253 (Sept. 1994) (the parties’ appellate briefs and plaintiff’s reply in a case holding the primary duty rule bars a seaman’s recovery only where the seaman breaches a duty consciously assumed as a term of employment). No. LR2124.

• Buswell v. Diamond M - Odeco Offshore Inc., 39 ATLA L. Rep. 312 (Oct. 1996) (plaintiff’s complaint, the jury’s verdict, and the court’s jury charge and final judgment in a case alleging inadequate equipment on an offshore rig). No. LR2829.

• Chandris, Inc. v. Latsis, 40 AAJ L. Rep. 204 (Aug. 1997) (the parties’ appellate briefs and joint index and amicus curiae briefs in a case holding that Jones Act seaman status requires a connection to a vessel that is substantial in duration and nature). No. LR2468.

• Couch v. CRO-Marine Transp., Inc., 37 ATLA L. Rep. 212 (Aug. 1994) (the parties’ pleadings, summary judgment motions, pretrial order, posttrial memorandums, plaintiff’s trial memorandum, and the court’s order in a case alleging a stevedore had negligently loaded steel bundles on a barge). No. LR2087.

• Dolan v. Pole Position Charters, Inc., 38 ATLA L. Rep. 364 (Dec. 1995) (the parties’ pleadings and defendants’ motions for partial summary judgment in a case alleging a vessel owner and charter company failed to have non-skid surfaces on a vessel’s gunwales). No. LR2559.

• Edenfield v. Hendry Corp., 38 ATLA L. Rep. 300 (Oct. 1995) (plaintiff’s complaint and mediation conference summary in a case alleging an employer had failed to provide a dredge worker with adequate crew and equipment for connecting pipe sections). No. LR2502.

• Fireman’s Fund Ins. Cos. v. Alaskan Pride Partn., 40 ATLA L. Rep. 165 (June 1997) (the trial court’s order denying the insurer’s posttrial motions and the insured’s appellate briefs in a case holding although Norwegian law placed the burden of proving coverage under the policy on the insured, Washington state law applied to the bad faith action and required the insurer to conduct a reasonable investigation into the sinking of a vessel). No. LR2996.

• Gaussoin v. Cascade Gen., Inc., 37 ATLA L. Rep. 300 (Oct. 1994) (jury instructions and plaintiff’s complaint and response to defendant’s motion for a new trial in an admiralty law case alleging negligent use of a heaving line of inadequate strength). No. LR2168.

• Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp., 38 ATLA L. Rep. 220 (Aug. 1995) (the parties’ appellate and amici curiae briefs in a case holding punitive damages are allowed for recalcitrant or arbitrary refusal to pay maintenance and cure). No. LR2442.

• Hunter v. Cenac Towing Co., 40 ATLA L. Rep. 44 (Mar. 1997) (plaintiff’s complaint, interrogatories, request for production, voluntary disclosures, and motion in limine regarding a defense expert’s testimony, and the court’s order approving settlement in a case alleging negligent operation of a crane). No. LR2941.

• LeBlanc v. B.G.T. Corp., 36 ATLA L. Rep. 316 (Nov. 1993) (the parties’ appellate briefs in a case holding a seaman injured after being fired but before final departure may collect maintenance and cure). No. LR1889.

• LeCain v. Exxon Ship. Co., 38 ATLA L. Rep. 332 (Nov. 1995) (plaintiff’s complaint and memorandum opposing defendant’s motion to dismiss in a case alleging a shipowner (1) negligently caused a seaman severe emotional distress after a vessel grounded, (2) overworked him, and (3) denied his requests for stress counseling). No. LR2536.

• Lohman v. M/V Sea-Land Anchorage, 37 ATLA L. Rep. 373 (Dec. 1994) (plaintiff’s complaint, the parties’ trial briefs, and the court’s judgment in a Jones Act case alleging that a vessel was unseaworthy because its anchor pawl configuration required excessive heavy lifting and lacked warnings, handles, and counterweights). No. LR2258.

• Lyons v. Fleet Operators, Inc., 39 ATLA L. Rep. 311 (Oct. 1996) (defendant’s application for rehearing and the court’s opinion holding the failure of equipment under proper and expected use is sufficient to establish unseaworthiness). No. LR2846.

• Matthews v. Commonwealth, Dept. of Transp., 40 ATLA L. Rep. 164 (June 1997) (the parties’ appellate briefs in a case holding admiralty’s comparative negligence, not state contributory negligence principles, applied to a slip and fall on a ferry deck). No. LR3006.

• Nelson v. Nordsky Ship. Co., 39 ATLA L. Rep. 52 (Mar. 1996) (plaintiffs’ mediation letter, complaint, and expert affidavits; the parties’ briefs on defendants’ summary judgment motion; and a court order dismissing a time charterer in a case alleging a lashing platform was inadequate). No. LR2645.

• Nguyen v. Triple N. Fishery, Inc., 48 ATLA L. Rep. 4 (Feb. 2005) (plaintiff’s complaint and expert depositions and defendant's response to plaintiff’s request for production of documents in a case alleging failure to provide a safe workplace and proper equipment). No. LR4082.

• Ribitzki v. Canmar Reading & Bates, Ltd., 40 ATLA L. Rep. 244 (Sept. 1997) (the parties’ appellate briefs in a case holding the primary duty rule did not bar negligence or unseaworthiness claims where the seaman did not create the dangerous condition and could not have controlled it). No. LR3059.

• Riggs v. Scindia Steam Nav. Co., 37 ATLA L. Rep. 124 (May 1994) (the parties’ briefs in a case in which the court held an obvious hazard created by a foreign stevedore did not bar suit under the LHWCA). No. LR2028.

• Sims v. Juneau Tanker Corp., 37 ATLA L. Rep. 212 (Aug. 1994) (the parties’ appellate briefs and the court’s order in a case (1) alleging unseaworthiness and Jones Act negligence after a foothold broke and (2) awarding attorney fees under state law for defendant’s failure to make a reasonable settlement offer). No. LR2118.

• Starr v. Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Co., 38 ATLA L. Rep. 253 (Sept. 1995) (the parties’ briefs on defendant’s summary judgment motion in a case alleging a deck barge had been negligently positioned by a winch operator). No. LR2335.

• Taibl v. Juno Marine Agency, Inc., 41 ATLA L. Rep. 244 (Sept. 1998) (the parties’ amended complaints and answers, defendants’ motion to dismiss and the court’s order, plaintiffs’ memoranda of law on damages and comparative negligence and defendants’ responses, and jury instructions and the verdict form in a case alleging failure to warn of carbon monoxide accumulation in a ship’s ballast tank). No. LR3284.

• Tavares v. Am. Haw. Cruises, 36 ATLA L. Rep. 236 (Sept. 1993) (plaintiff’s complaint and the parties’ pretrial statements and evidentiary motions in limine in a case alleging a vessel was unseaworthy and a shipowner and operator failed to adequately warn a crew member of wet paint on the deck). No. LR1845.

• Troiani v. Arco Marine, Inc., 40 ATLA L. Rep. 84 (Apr. 1997) (plaintiff’s complaint and the parties’ posttrial briefs on defendant’s motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and a new trial in a case alleging that a vessel negligently used mixed mooring lines, creating a snap-back risk). No. LR2967.

• White v. Mobil Oil Corp., 38 ATLA L. Rep. 91 (Apr. 1995) (plaintiff’s complaint and motion in limine and the court’s pretrial order in a case alleging a butterworth pump on an oil tanker was negligently maintained). No. LR2372.