Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Exxon Shipping Co. v. Ellenwood
Exxon Shipping Co. v. Ellenwood, 508 U.S. 981 (1993)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1993-06-14
- Topic
- labor-and-employment
How later courts describe this case
- allowing application of state human rights law where maritime law did not address handicap discrimination
- state law preempted only if found in direct conflict with basic maritime principles
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C. A. 1st Cir. Motion of American Institute of Merchant Shipping et al. for leave to file a brief as amiei curiae granted. Certiorari denied.