Legal Opinion

Columbus-America Discovery Group v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 14, 1995No. Nos. 94-1105, 94-1106 and 94-1200PublishedCited by 117 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION 561

II. THE INTERVENORS’ CLAIM 562

A A Tripartite Alliance 562

B. Ryan’s search 568

C. The Columbus-Ameriea Effort 564

D. From the Control Room to the Courtroom 565

1. The Intervenors’ Proprietary Interest in the CONRAD Data 566

2. Columbus-Ameriea’s Alleged Misuse of the Data 567

III. THE SALVAGE AWARD 568

A The Doctrine of Unclean Hands 569

1. The CONRAD Data Revisited 569

2. Columbus-America’s Disclosures to the District Court 569

B. The Moiety Rule 570

C. The BLACKWALL Analysis 571

1. The Labor Expended by the Salvor 571

2. The Salvor’s Promptitude, Skill, and Energy 571

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