Legal Opinion
Puerto Rico Ports Authority v. Umpierre-Solares
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 27, 2006No. 05-1637PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Resolved in the district court on the basis of its admiralty jurisdiction, this case involves a contract dispute over the disposal of a sunken ship. We must decide whether the district court had admiralty jurisdiction over this matter and, if so, whether the district court correctly ruled that the relief sought by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority (“PRPA”) was barred by the doctrine of laches. Because we answer both questions in the affirmative, we affirm the judgment of the district court. 1
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In 1989, the vessel “La Isla Nena” sunk in the navigable waters of San Juan Harbor…
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