What was the intention?

The US ninth circuit court of appeals deviates from the norm on the question of “quasi-deviation”.

Erich Wise, Partner, Flynn, Delich & Wise, Member of Maritime Law Association of United States

IN two recent cases, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the federal appellate court with jurisdiction over all federal maritime cases on the West Coast of the US and in Alaska and Hawaii, has extended the doctrine of deviation to all cases where the carrier is guilty of intentional destruction of cargo.