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6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 20 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn Anchor | green | “while states may sometimes supplement federal maritime policies, a state may not deprive a person of any substantial admiralty rights as defined in controlling acts of congress or by interpretive decisions of this court.” | 5 |
| 2 | V.N. Meekins, L.A. Koenig v. United Transportation Union | green | “we review the district court's determinations of law de novo.” | 4 |
| 3 | Phyllis M. Nelson, Etc., and Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Duncanson-Harrelson Co., Third Party | green | “whether or not the government owes a duty of care to the employees of an independent contractor which has been engaged by the government to perform hazardous maritime work.” | 3 |
| 4 | Wahlstrom v. Kawasaki Heavy Industries | green | “actions brought under the federal courts' admiralty jurisdiction are governed solely by federal maritime law.” | 3 |
| 5 | Wahlstrom v. Kawasaki Heavy Industries | green | “did not limit the new right of recovery to unseaworthiness claims, but instead established a general remedy for wrongful death under maritime law.” | 3 |
| 6 | Jeston Holland v. Sea-Land Service, Inc., Jeston Holland v. Sea-Land Service, Inc. | green | “substantially limited the right of longshoremen to recover from third parties in tort actions” | 2 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.