Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC
2024 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC, 601 U.S. 65 (2024) (Docket No. 22-500), is a United States Supreme Court case regarding federal admiralty law.[1]
Quick Facts Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC, Argued October 10, 2023 Decided February 21, 2024 ...
Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC | |
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Argued October 10, 2023 Decided February 21, 2024 | |
Full case name | Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC |
Docket no. | 22-500 |
Citations | 601 U.S. 65 (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC, 47 F.4th 225 (3d Cir. 2022). |
Questions presented | |
Under federal admiralty law, can a choice of law clause in a maritime contract be rendered unenforceable if enforcement is contrary to the "strong public policy" of the state whose law is displaced? | |
Holding | |
Choice-of-law provisions in maritime contracts are presumptively enforceable under federal maritime law, with narrow exceptions not applicable in this case. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kavanaugh, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | Thomas |
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