The IAS Court properly concluded that questions of material fact exist as to whether the vessel on which plaintiff was allegedly injured was a "public vessel" so as to invoke the Public Vessels Act (46 USC [Appendix] § 781 et seq. [PVA]), and as to whether an action against the Trustees of Columbia University (the Trustees) would be precluded under either the PVA or the Suits in Admiralty Act (46 USC [Appendix] § 741 et seq.) because the Trustees acted...
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