Insurer’s Recovery In Maritime Suit Is Not Barred, 5th Circuit Says, Vacates Ruling

Mealey's (June 13, 2022, 2:11 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 10 held that Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. Flint does not preclude a builders risk insurer from recovering from a vessel owner the more than $1.7 million it paid its insured for repairing a mooring dolphin that was hit by the vessel, vacating the lower court and remanding....