Tag: lawsuit

On October 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement of $101,980,000 with Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited, the owners and operators of the MV DALI.

On September 24, 2024, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, alongside Governor Wes Moore, announced a lawsuit against the owners and managers of the cargo ship M/V Dali.

Almost seven months after the MV Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, FBI has a ship owned by the same company, one lawsuit follows the other, with experts saying that this ordeal will cost a pretty penny. 

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil lawsuit against two Singaporean companies, over the destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge by their container ship. 

Samsung Electronics America has lodged a formal complaint against HMM Co., Ltd. citing alleged breaches of shipping regulations.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has filed a lawsuit against Porsche attributing a fire that sank the car carrier Felicity Ace to electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

Volkswagen AG has to deal legal challenges following a catastrophic fire onboard incident involving the cargo ship Felicity Ace in 2022.

Mr. Ian MacLean, Partner, Master Mariner & Deputy Head of Office at Hill Dickinson answers key questions with regards to the Ever Given:(a) why did the court find SMIT were entitled to salvage remuneration? (b) a rare opportunity to see contemporaneous owner / salvor correspondence; and (c) what litigation risk lessons are there? 

Six groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in U.S. District Court charging the Interior Department, multiple agencies, and agency officials with violating an array of laws when authorizing ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil and gas project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.  

The US Department of Justice, has filed suit against Japan-based MOL to recover damages incurred as a result of the allision of the company’s single cruise ship, the Nippon Maru (IMO 8817631) with a US Navy fuel pier in Apra, Guam.