AIR AND LIQUID SYSTEMS CORP. v. DEVRIES

No. 17-1104.

139 S.Ct. 986 (2019)

586 U.S. 446

AIR AND LIQUID SYSTEMS CORP., et al., Petitioners v. Roberta G. DEVRIES, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of John B. DeVries, Deceased, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shay Dvoretzky , Washington, DC, for the petitioners.

Thomas C. Goldstein , Bethesda, MD, for the respondents.

Benjamin M. Flowers , Jones Day, Columbus, OH, Shay Dvoretzky , Jeffrey R. Johnson , Vivek Suri , Jones Day, Washington, DC, Christopher G. Conley , Evert Weathersby , Houff, Bogart, GA, for petitioner CBS Corporation.

Brady L. Green , Wilbraham, Lawler & Buba, Philadelphia, PA, for petitioner Air & Liquid Systems Corp.

Christopher J. Keale , Afigo I. Okpewho-Fadahunsi , Tanenbaum Keale LLP, Newark, NJ, for petitioner Foster Wheeler LLC.

John J. Hare , Marshall Dennehey , Warner Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, PA, for petitioner Ingersoll-Rand Company.

Timothy E. Kapshandy , John A. Heller , Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL, Carter G. Phillips , Counsel of Record, Paul J. Zidlicky , Tobias S. Loss-Eaton , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, for respondent General Electric Co.

Denyse F. Clancy , Kazan, McClain, Satterley, & Greenwood, Oakland, CA, Richard P. Myers , Robert E. Paul , Alan I. Reich , Patrick J. Myers , Paul, Reich & Myers, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Jonathan Ruckdeschel , The Ruckdeschel Law Firm, LLC, Ellicott City, MD, William W.C. Harty , Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein, Newport News, VA, for respondents.


In maritime tort cases, we act as a common-law court, subject to any controlling statutes enacted by Congress. See Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, 554 U.S. 471, 507-508, 128 S.Ct. 2605<...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases