Moran v. Aase, et al.
Jan 01, 2006OUTCOME: 9th Circuit reversed and remanded; judgment in client's favor on remand
(9th Cir, 2003) (Reversal of trial court's default judgment against client; on remand, judgment in favor of client for $597,000.00)
Kirkland, WA
Admiralty and maritime Lawyer at Kirkland, WA
Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Litigation
OUTCOME: 9th Circuit reversed and remanded; judgment in client's favor on remand
(9th Cir, 2003) (Reversal of trial court's default judgment against client; on remand, judgment in favor of client for $597,000.00)
OUTCOME: Reversal of trial court; judgment in client's favor
107 P.2d 884 (Alas. 2005)(fisherman sought full payment for delivery of fish based on fish ticket)
OUTCOME: Affirmed judgment in client's favor
2005 A.M.C. 2234 (D. Alas. 2003), affirmed, 2005 A.M.C. 2401 (9th Cir. 2005) (judgment in favor of client, operator of Alaska cargo vessel, for wages; employer asserted client was "joint venturer" not ... entitled to wages)
OUTCOME: Affirmed judgment for wages in Russian joint venture in favor of clients
2000 WL 237923, 2000 U.S. App. Lexis 3296 (9th Cir. 2000)
OUTCOME: Client was awarded all disputed fishing rights
NMFS Office Admin. Appeals, Appeal 98-001 (2000)(dispute over entitlement to government-issued fishing rights for halibut and sablefish in federally regulated fishery)
OUTCOME: Judgment for fisherman wage claimant remanded for findings re punitive damages
1997 A.M.C. 1086, (W.D.Wa. 1996), rev’d, 1998 A.M.C. 1724 (9th Cir. 1998)
OUTCOME: Settlement in clients' favor after favorable ruling
1997 A.M.C. 288 (D. Alas. 1996)(negligence claim by clients -- captain and crew -- against employer for lost wages resulting from sinking of vessel with load of fish)
OUTCOME: Client was awarded all disputed fishing rights
NMFS Office Admin Appeals, Appeal 95-0137 (1996)(dispute over entitlement to government-issued fishing rights for halibut and sablefish in federally regulated fishery)
OUTCOME: 9th Circuit affirmed
101 F.3d 76 (9th Cir. 1996)(judgment in favor of client, preferred ship mortgage holder, against challenge by maritime lien creditor of lack of adequate notice)
OUTCOME: Reversal of trial court; settlement in client's favor
73 F.3d 884 (9th Cir. 1995)(reversed trial court's finding of no award for pre-death pain and suffering for Jones Act fisherman)