Civil Litigation
Jan. 31, 2020
Conception judge ruling gives early look into navigation of maritime injury, death cases
Judge strikes down multiple maritime defenses invoked by Conception owners in boat fire litigation
Conception passengers couldn't have expected to die in a fiery boat crash during a diving trip, nor could their heirs be barred from seeking punitive damages from it under maritime law, a U.S. judge ruled.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson of Los Angeles made his first preliminary rulings in a complex maritime and admiralty case arising from 34 deaths ...
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