U.S. High Court Reverses Ruling In Dispute Over Maritime Choice-Of-Law Provisions

( February 21, 2024, 12:16 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 21 held that choice-of-law provisions in maritime contracts are presumptively enforceable under federal maritime law with narrow exceptions that are not applicable to the dispute between a marine insurer and the owner of a yacht that ran aground, reversing an appeals court’s ruling against the insurer....