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Maritime Alert: Effective Dates of California’s Modified Biofouling Regulations Announced

by commune | Aug 17, 2017 | Environmental Alerts, Maritime Alerts, Other News

Introduction With respect to the prevention of non-indigenous marine invasive species (“NIS”) introductions, the regulation of ballast water management has garnered the lion’s share of attention.  However, there is another front to the regulators’ war against NIS...

Maritime Alert: A Bit More Breathing Room

by commune | Sep 29, 2016 | Environmental Alerts, Maritime Alerts, Other News

California Air Resources Board further extends deadline for vessel and terminal operators affected by “At-Berth” Regulation to submit updated compliance plans to December 1, 2016 In December 2007, the California Air Resources Board (“ARB”) approved the “Airborne Toxic...

Maritime Alert: New 5th Circuit Decision Discussing Criminal Liability for Engineers

by commune | Mar 24, 2016 | Environmental Alerts, Maritime Alerts, Other News

United States Fifth Circuit Decision Addresses Liability of Chief Engineers for Failing to Maintain an Accurate Oil Record Book In United States of America v. Fafalios,  the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently vacated the conviction of a...

Vessel Interests Obtain Limitation of Liability Under Oil Pollution Act of 1990 for Claims Relating to the M/V SELENDANG AYU Oil Spill

by commune | Feb 6, 2012 | Environmental Alerts, Maritime Alerts, Other News

The National Pollution Funds Center has granted the petition of the owners and operators of the SELENDANG AYU to limit their liability for claims and damages under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.  The SELENDANG AYU was a Panamax bulk carrier on voyage from the U.S....

Maritime and Environmental Alert: Court Issues Significant Ruling in DEEPWATER HORIZON Litigation

by commune | Sep 30, 2011 | Environmental Alerts, Maritime Alerts, Other News

On 26 August 2011 the federal court presiding over the DEEPWATER HORIZON multi-district litigation (“MDL”)(1) issued a 39 page Order ruling on motions to dismiss some of the claims asserted by private parties for economic losses, property damages, punitive damages and...

Environmental Alert: Court Finds that California’s Smoke Abatement Laws are Inapplicable to Ships

by commune | Jul 10, 2011 | Environmental Alerts, Maritime Alerts, Other News

In a lengthy opinion issued June 10, 2011, a Los Angeles Superior Court ruled that California’s laws regulating smoke emissions from ships’ diesel engines are inapplicable because they are preempted by the Federal Clean Air Act.  The ruling could have a significant...
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In April 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a ground-breaking decision related to the test for analyzing whether a worker is properly classified as an employee or independent contractor. In adopting the “ABC Test” in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court,...

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