Maritime Casualty
Texas Court Holds That Maritime Claims Are Removable To Federal Court
- June 5, 2013
- By Allen & Gooch
More Maritime Claims Are Removable in Texas Now Federal district courts have original jurisdiction over admiralty and maritime lawsuits (i.e. “admiralty jurisdiction”), but these suits typically cannot be removed from state to federal court. However, last month in Ryan v. Hercules Offshore, Inc., 945 F.Supp.2d 772 (S.D. Tex. May 13, 2013), the Southern District of Texas held that […]
