Volume 28, Number 4
Editor: Tim Mulvaney
Publication Design: Waurene Roberson

• Citizen Suit May Proceed Against Alabama Coal Mines Under the Clean Water Act
• Fifth Circuit Affirms Limitation of Liability in Oil Platform Collision
• Mississippi Tort Claims Act Does Not Supercede Emergency Management Act
  
• Florida Court Eases Standing Requirements for Development Challenges
  
• Florida Court Addresses Admiralty Jurisdiction and Choice of Law in Suit Involving Death on High Seas
  
• Court Grants Standing to file Suit in Light of Flood-Zone Surveyor’s Erroneous Decision
  
• Interesting Items

Volume 28, Number 3
Editor: Tim Mulvaney
Publication Design: Waurene Roberson

• Federal Appellate Court Rejects Insurance Claim for Flood Damage Resulting from Hurricane Katrinas
  
• Louisiana Court Denies Takings Claim Based on Background Principles of Local Zoning Law
  
• Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico’s Federal Waters
  
• Texas Court Declares Categorical Taking, Finding Zoning Ordinance Deprived Landowner of All Economic Use of Property
  
• Appellate Court Finds Operators of Sunken Vessels Fully Liable for Removal Costs
  
• Republican Senators Halt President Bush’s Plan for Marine Sanctuaries in Gulf
  
• Interesting Items
• Introducing Water Log’s New Edito

Volume 28, Number 2
Editor: Stephanie Showalter
Publication Design: Waurene Roberson

• FCC Must Analyze Environmental Impacts of Communication Towers
  
• “Breezes of Paradise” Stirs Up Controversy
  
• Vessel Monitoring System Lawsuit Allowed to Move Forward
  
• Trial Court Disallows Proposal to Construct Luxury Resort and Conference Center on Alabama Coast
  
• Public Comment Period Comes to a Close on Controversial New Regulations Affecting Coastal Development in Texas
  
• Turkey Creek Community Initiatives Continues Fight to Preserve Wetlands
  
• Florida Wrecking Statute Declared Unconstitutional
  
• Alabama Waterfront Access Study Committee
  
• Interesting Items

Volume 28, Number 1
Editor: Stephanie Showalter
Publication Design: Waurene Roberson

• Expansion of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Under Fire
• Fifth Circuit Upholds Wetlands Convictions
• Flood Insurance Does Not Trump Endangered Species
• Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Qui Tam Action
• District Court Dismisses Mississippi’s Groundwater Claim
• Corps v. EPA: The Battle to Preserve the Yazoo Backwater Area
• Mississippi Requires Disclosure of Catfish’s Country of Origin
• Interesting Items

Volume 27, Number 4
Editor: Stephanie Showalter
Publication Design: Waurene Roberson

• Alabama Supreme Court Reverses $3.5 Billion Punitive Damage Award Against ExxonMobil
• Mississippi Court of Appeals Reverses Coastal Rezoning Decision
• Yacht Owner’s Hurricane Preparations Found Reasonable
• Litigation Update
• 2007 Mississippi Legislative Update
• Eleventh Circuit Upholds Expansive Wetland Permit
• Company Not Liable for Damage Caused by Shipping Containers
• 2007 Alabama Legislative Update
• Interesting Items
  
  
  

Volume 27, Number 3
Editor: Josh Clemons
Publication Design: Waurene Roberson

• Florida Court Rules for Landowners in Beach Access Case
• A Synopsis of Supplemental Rules B, C and D for Admiralty or Maritime Claims
  
• Mississippi’s Public Waters – A Sportsman’s View
• Interactive Survey for Water Log Readers

Volume 27, Number 2
Editor: Josh Clemons
Publication Design: Waurene Roberson

• Florida Court Dismisses Vessel Monitoring System Suit
  
• Appeals Court Remands in Florida Clean Water Act Case
  
• Fifth Circuit Rules for Drilling Company in Contract Dispute
  
• Injured Seaman Must Seek Arbitration
  
• Florida Court Upholds Issuance of Dock Permit on Loxahatchee Rive
  
• Injured Airboaters Denied Claim for Loss of Consortium
  
• Environmental Group Denied Hearing on Pollution Order
• Court Denies Damages to Parents of Deceased Longshoreman
• Interesting Items

• Texas Court Invalidates Gulf Red Snapper Plan
• Eleventh Circuit Affirms Listing of Alabama Sturgeon as Endangered Species
• Court Rules Corps Did Not Follow NEPA in Issuing Wetlands Permit
  
• Fifth Circuit Rules Against Re-Injured Seaman
  
• Court Rejects Expert Testimony in Benzene Cancer Claim
  
• Florida Court Limits Right to Enjoy Bayside Easement
• Interesting Items

• Federal Judge Rules Against State Farm in Katrina Case
• Fifth Circuit Reverses Course on Wreck Act
• Mississippi Supreme Court Affirms CAFO Permit
• D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC Pipeline Orders
• Injured Seaman Wins Some, Loses Some Before Fifth Circuit
• Eleventh Circuit Rules in Scrap Metal Case
• Fifth Circuit Allows Seaman the Forum of His Choice
• Interesting Items

• Fifth Circuit Rejects Crawfish Producer’s NEPA Challenge
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• Fifth Circuit Upholds Agency Decision in New Orleans Housing Project Case
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• Despite Tragedy, Eleventh Circuit Refuses to Second-Guess Coast Guard
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• Fifth Circuit Upholds Forum-Selection Clause in Ship Deal
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• La. Court Finds No Right to Fish, Hunt on River
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• Fifth Circuit Affirms Decision in Mississippi River Ship Collision Case
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• Publication Announcement
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• Fifth Circuit Applies New Supreme Court "Vessel" Test
• Governors’ Group Issues Gulf of Mexico Action Plan
• Appeals Court Affirms $19M Award to Boat Passengers
• Federal Court Rules for Cuban Refugees
• Chemical Tanker Liable in Collision with Dredge
• Barge-Injured Seaman Requires More Proof for Jones Act Claim
• Fifth Circuit Rules for Barge Owner in Spill Case
• Interesting Items

Volume 25, Number 3
Editor: Josh Clemons
Publication Design: Waurene Roberson