LATEST SUMMARIES

ADMIRALTY, COMMERCIAL LAW, CONTRACTS, INSURANCE LAW, TRANSPORTATION
• Royal Ins. Co. of Am. v. Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd.

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE
• US v. Davis

IMMIGRATION LAW
• Demjanjuk v. Mukasey

LATEST SUMMARIES

ADMIRALTY, COMMERCIAL LAW, CONTRACTS, INSURANCE LAW, TRANSPORTATION
Royal Ins. Co. of Am. v. Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd., No. 06-1199
In an action brought by Ford and its cargo insurer against defendant-ocean carrier for damages arising from the loss of cargo during a transatlantic voyage, partial summary judgment for defendant and third-party defendants is reversed where the district court erroneously interpreted the bill of lading to apply Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA) instead of the Hague-Visby Rules, and additional briefing and fact-finding may be required before the liability limitation may be appropriately applied. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE
US v. Davis, No. 06-5883, 06-6235
A conviction for drug-related offenses is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) denial of his motion to suppress drugs found during his arrests; 2) denial of his motion to exclude two expert witnesses at his trial; 3) denial of his motion for a mistrial based on prosecutorial misconduct; and 4) three statements which allegedly constituted prosecutorial misconduct. Read more...

IMMIGRATION LAW
Demjanjuk v. Mukasey, No. 07-3022
Former Nazi concentration camp guard's petition for review of a BIA decision holding that the Chief Immigration Judge was authorized to preside over petitioner's removal proceeding is denied as the Chief Immigration Judge clearly meets the statutory definition of "immigration judge." Read more...