Admiralty - Featured Cases
- Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel
Admiralty in rem action over a shipwrecked vessel lying at a depth of 1100 meters, beyond the territorial waters or contiguous zone of any sovereign nation, and 100 miles west of the Straits of Gibralter.
Florida Middle District Court
Contract: Marine
Filed: April 9, 2007
Plaintiff: Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. Defendant: The Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel Claimant: Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Spain
Last Docket Report Change Found: April 3, 2009
(April 19, 2009) - Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified, Shipwrecked Vessel or Vessels
Admiralty in rem action over a shipwrecked vessel believed to be a merchant ship lying 100 meters deep, beyond the territorial waters or contiguous zone of any sovereign nation, and approximately 40 miles from Lands End near the English Channel.
Florida Middle District Court
Contract: Marine
Filed: September 13, 2006
Plaintiff: Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. Defendant: The Unidentified, Shipwrecked Vessel or Vessels Claimant: Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Spain Intervenor Plaintiff: Keith Bray
Last Docket Report Change Found: April 14, 2009
(April 19, 2009) - Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified, Wrecked and Abandoned Sailing Vessel
Plaintiff Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. asserts a complaint in rem against a cannon wreck of the Colonial period lying within the English Channel at a depth of less than 200 meters between 25 to 40 miles from the Coast of the United Kingdom.
Florida Middle District Court
None
Filed: May 29, 2008
Plaintiff: Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.; Defendant: The Unidentified, Wrecked and Abandoned Sailing Vessel
Last Docket Report Change Found: April 17, 2009
(April 16, 2009) - Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified, Wrecked and Abandoned Sailing Vessel
Plaintiff Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. filed a complaint in rem against Defendant Unidentified, Wrecked and Abandoned Sailing Vessel. Plaintiff alleged that it located Defendant, a cannon wreck of the Colonial period lying within the English Channel at a depth of less than 200 meters between 25 and 40 miles from the Coast of the United Kingdom and beyond the territorial waters or continguous zone of any sovereign nation.
Florida Middle District Court
None
Filed: May 29, 2008
Plaintiff: Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.; Defendant: The Unidentified, Wrecked and Abandoned Sailing Vessel
Last Docket Report Change Found: April 17, 2009
(April 16, 2009) - North China Shipping Limited v. KC Corporation
New York Southern District Court
None
Filed: December 12, 2008
Plaintiff: North China Shipping Limited; Defendant: KC Corporation
Last Docket Report Change Found: January 15, 2009
(January 14, 2009) - Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel
Plaintiff Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. filed a complaint in rem against the Defendant Shipwrecked Vessel located within 5 miles of the coordinates 52° 16' N, 13° 07' W.
Florida Middle District Court
None
Filed: November 5, 2008
Plaintiff: Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.; Defendant: Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel
Last Docket Report Change Found: November 10, 2008
(November 9, 2008) - Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel
Plaintiff Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. filed a complaint in rem against Defendant Shipwrecked Vessel located within 5 miles of the coordinates 52° 05' N, 13° 56' W.
Florida Middle District Court
None
Filed: November 5, 2008
Plaintiff: Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.; Defendant: Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel
Last Docket Report Change Found: November 10, 2008
(November 9, 2008) - Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel
Admiralty in rem action over an Italian-registered passenger ship which sank in 1915 during World War I and is lying at a depth of 500 meters in international waters approximately 65 miles southeast of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea.
Florida Middle District Court
Contract: Marine
Filed: April 9, 2007
Plaintiff: Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. Defendant: The Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel Claimant: Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Spain
Last Docket Report Change Found: October 23, 2008
(October 22, 2008) - Microsoft Corporation v. DHL Express (USA) Inc
Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation its cargo was damaged during a derailment and that Defendant DHL Express (USA), Inc., who was carrying and handling the cargo, refused to pay Plaintiff\'s damages.
Washington Western District Court
Plaintiff
Filed: October 9, 2008
Plaintiff: Microsoft Corporation; Defendant: DHL Express (USA) Inc
Last Docket Report Change Found: October 10, 2008
(October 9, 2008) - BDJ Discovery Group v. Shipwrecked Vessel
Plaintiff BDJ Discovery Group, LLC sued Defendant shipwrecked vessel located in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean approximately 12 miles off the Coast of North Carolina. Plaintiff alleged that the vessel has been lost, wrecked and abandoned beneath the navigable waters of the Atlantic Ocean since it sunk in the 18th Century.
North Carolina Eastern District Court
Real Property: Other
Filed: September 23, 2005
Last Docket Report Change Found: July 22, 2008
(July 21, 2008) - Clark et al v. Kellogg Brown & Root, LLC et al
Plaintiff, an American seaman, alleges that he was exposed to benzene while performing his regular duties in the service of Defendant's vessels. Subsequently, Plaintiff developed Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), a form of cancer. Plaintiff asserts that he developed AML as a result of the benzene exposure and the failure of the Defendants to provide a seaworthy vessel.
Texas Eastern District Court
Marine
Filed: May 16, 2007
Plaintiff: Aubrey Clark, Kelly Clark; Defendant: Kellogg Brown & Root, LLC, Brown & Root, Inc., KBR, Inc., Halliburton Company
Last Docket Report Change Found: December 31, 1969
(November 8, 2007)