The Court concluded that none of the three established maritime law carve-outs for choice-of-law grounds applied after yacht owner's insurer pushes for Pennsylvania law over New York law. (Credit: EpicStockMedia/Adobe Stock)
The United States Supreme Court recently held in Great Lakes Ins. SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC, that choice-of-law provisions in maritime contracts, including maritime insurance policies, are presumptively enforceable under federal maritime law.
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