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Case Digest, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

1. ADMIRALTY

"CONTACTS" TEST BASED ON 99 PERCENT AMERICAN OWNERSHIP OF A FOREIGN CORPORATION WILL NOT BE APPLIED TO CIRCUMVENT THE RECIPROCITY PROVISION OF THE PUBLIC VESSELS ACT

SEARCH OF A U.S. VESSEL ON THE HIGH SEAS PURSUANT TO STATUTE AUTHORIZING SAFETY INSPECTIONS BY THE U.S. COAST GUARD MAY NOT BE ASSISTED BY AGENTS OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES

LAND-BASED TORT PRINCIPLES OF NEGLIGENCE APPLY TO LIABILITY OF VESSELS FOR INJURIES TO LONGSHOREMEN RATHER THAN PRINCIPLES OF UNSEAWORTHINESS OR VIOLATION OF NONDELEGABLE DUTY

2. ALIEN'S RIGHTS

INTERRUPTION OF AN ALIEN'S PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND INVESTOR STATUS OF AN ALIEN …

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

Offshore Sandblaster not Permanently Assigned to his Vessel is not a Seaman Under the Jones Act

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Freight for a Partial Shipment of Cargo which has been Loaded Aboard a Vessel is Subject to Maritime Garnishment

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Compensation Awarded to Shipbuilding Employee Injured at Shipyard during Maintenance Work on Previously Unused Crane

Case Digest, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

1. ADMIRALTY

ILA Collective Bargaining Agreements Affecting Containerized Cargo Held Invalid as "Work Acquisition" Measures

Damages from Successive, Independent Injuries may not be Cumulated to Determine "Constructive Total Loss" where Vessel has been restored to Seaworthy Condition between Injuries

Shipowner is Entitled to Lost Profits Measured by the Prevailing Market Rate During Off-Hire Extension Period

2. CUSTOMS

Trading with the Enemy Act Authorizes Treasury Regulations Prohibiting Import of Cuban Assets when the United States Interest Arises after the Effective Date of the Regulations

Standing to Protest Imposition of Dumping Duties Denied where Plaintiff unable to prove by Substantial and Convincing …