Author Archives: Kenneth Engerrand

August 2022 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 279) Notes from your Updater: On June 21, 2022, Judge Bloom held that claimants under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (the LIBERTAD Act), commonly referred to as the … Read full post…

July 2022 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 278) Notes from your Updater: According to the Internal Revenue Service, midyear increases in the mileage rates are “rare.” Nonetheless, the IRS has announced an increase in the mileage rates for the final six months … Read full post…

June 2022 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 277) Notes from your Updater: Happy 70th birthday to your Updater. On April 28, 2022, Judge Bashant held that insurance subrogation claims against the United States on behalf of a Navy contractor that suffered damage … Read full post…

May 2022 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 276) Notes from your Updater: On March 22, 2022, Judge McConnell, writing for the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, held that federal maritime law preempted the California unfair competition claim of dredging company … Read full post…

April 2022 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 275) Notes from your Updater: Following in the footsteps of Fane Lozman, who twice obtained Supreme Court review of his cases, Pamela and Stuart Kessler sued the City of Key West and many of its … Read full post…