High Court Denies Insurers’ Petition To Review Dispute Over Federal Maritime Law

Mealey's (December 10, 2018, 12:21 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 10 denied two insurers’ petition to determine whether a contract to provide services to oil wells that are located on fixed platforms in navigable waters in Louisiana is a “maritime” contract when a vessel played a substantial role in the contract performance (Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, et al. v.  Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., No. 18-436, U.S. Sup.)....