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Recent Decisions, Steven A. O'Rourke, Henry C. Wood, Jr., Christopher Ryan, Phyllis K. Fong, Clifford D. Harmon

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Admiralty--Workmen's Compensation--Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act covers Waterfront Injuries to Cargo Handlers Who sometimes work Offshore or Who unpack Containers

Steven A. O'Rourke

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European Communities--Restrictive Practices--Abuse of Dominant Position--Discriminatory or Unfair Pricing Policies among EEC Customers by a Corporation in a Dominant Market Position Infringes Article 86 of the EEC Treaty

Henry Clay Wood, Jr.

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Federal Jurisdiction--State Regulation of Interstate Commerce--Federal Courts have Jurisdiction to Enjoin State Officials from Enforcing State Laws Regulating Interstate Tanker Trade where Congress intended that Federal Regulations Pre-empt the Area

Christopher Ryan

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Securities Regulation--Jurisdiction--Allegations that an International Securities Transaction involving Stock …

Case Digest, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

1. ADMIRALTY

STOWAGE OF CONTAINERIZED CARGO ABOVE-DECK IS NOT AN UNREASONABLE DEVIATION FROM A CLEAN BILL OF LADING UNLESS BELOW-DECK STOWAGE IS ORDINARILY CONTEMPLATED

EMPLOYEE TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED AS CREWMAN IN MOTORBOAT IS NOT A JONES ACT SEAMAN

UNITED STATES CAN CHARGE A BERTHING AGENT'S BOND FOR THE UNCOLLECTED DUTY OF A SHIP WHICH WAS HANDLED AT THE AGENT'S DOCK AND REPAIRED ABROAD

TAX ON NONMUNICIPAL PILOTS DOES NOT MAKE THE USE OF PORT PILOTS COMPULSORY

FREE STANDING ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER ATTACHED TO SKID DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PACKAGE WITHIN COGSA

2. ALIEN'S RIGHTS

ALIENS MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM GRAND AND PETIT …