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Circuit split · admiralty and maritime law

Whether exculpatory clauses in marine (maritime) contracts are enforceable under federal admiralty law

1 federal appellate case on this question, each acknowledging the disagreement in its own words.

  1. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals · July 1, 2003

    “Siding with the Fifth and Ninth Circuits in an existing circuit split concerning the enforceability of exculpatory clauses in marine contracts, we reverse the district court’s judgment.” — Acknowledges a circuit split
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