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Topic: Admiralty Jurisdiction

Gulf Coast v. Newlin: Reaffirming the Fundamental Notions of Admiralty Jurisdiction

Sydney B. Roth | Note

The Fifth Circuit held that the district court did not have admiralty jurisdiction over this action, because Gulf Coast lacked a legal claim to title or possession of the dredge, and its contract and tort claims did not constitute maritime claims, which would have afforded a basis for admiralty jurisdiction. Gulf Coast Shell & Aggregate LP v. Newlin, 623 F.3d 235, 237, 2011 AMC 421, 422 (5th Cir. 2010).

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