The Constitution gives federal courts jurisdiction over maritime law, he notes, which explains why the Supreme Court takes a maritime case in just about every session.

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Mitchell Klein, an attorney with Bryan Cave LLP, predicts the justices will rule that punitive damages can't be collected against a company when a manager is solely at fault in a maritime law case.

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The Rail Maritime and Transport Union said the case had shown how easy railway safety could be breached following privatisation.

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Italy argues that because the case is now the subject of international maritime law, it had been decided that the pair will not return to India once the Supreme Court deadline has expired.

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Italy argues that because the case is now the subject of international maritime law, it has been decided that the pair will not return to India "on the expiration of the permission granted to them".

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Italy argues that because the case is now the subject of international maritime law, it had been decided that the pair would not return to India "on the expiration of the permission granted to them".

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This case hinges on the justices' interpretation of maritime law, and a ruling will probably focus narrowly on that.

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Judge Barbier is an expert in maritime law and has consolidated hundreds of spill-related lawsuits into a single case.

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At the latest meeting with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the DfT, the two county councils put forward their case for the need for better protection of the area, which is part of the Jurassic Coast - a World Heritage Site.

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