Maritime Law Admiralty Jurisdiction and Courts

Question 1

Which federal statute grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over admiralty and maritime cases?

Accepted Answer

28 U.S.C. § 1333

Answer

28 U.S.C. § 1332

Answer

46 U.S.C. § 30101

Answer

28 U.S.C. § 1331

Question 2

Under the 'locality test,' a maritime tort must occur on navigable waters OR satisfy which additional prong under the modern test?

Accepted Answer

Connection to maritime activity

Answer

Involvement of a foreign vessel

Answer

Cause economic loss exceeding $75,000

Answer

Occur within a port area

Question 3

What procedural mechanism allows a plaintiff to invoke admiralty jurisdiction in federal court without diversity of citizenship?

Accepted Answer

Rule 9(h) designation

Answer

Forum non conveniens motion

Answer

Rule 14(c) tender

Answer

28 U.S.C. § 1441 removal

Question 4

The Savings to Suitors clause (28 U.S.C. § 1333) preserves a claimant's right to pursue a maritime claim in which court?

Accepted Answer

State court using common law remedies

Answer

International Maritime Organization tribunal

Answer

U.S. Court of International Trade

Answer

Only federal district court

Question 5

An action in rem against a vessel is available under admiralty law primarily to enforce which type of claim?

Accepted Answer

Maritime lien

Answer

General contract breach

Answer

Personal injury on land

Answer

Inland waterway permit violation

Question 6

Which doctrine allows a federal admiralty court to hear state-law claims that arise from the same nucleus of operative fact as a maritime claim?

Accepted Answer

Pendent admiralty jurisdiction

Answer

Supplemental jurisdiction

Answer

Pendant party jurisdiction

Answer

Ancillary jurisdiction