Which court system (state or federal) has jurisdiction over admiralty cases such as the one involving the Scotia?
Why? The Constitution gives the federal courts exclusive jurisdiction over admiralty cases. Therefore, the federal courts had jurisdiction over this case. In real life, the U.S. Supreme Court found that since the Berkshire failed to adhere to applicable standards of international law designed to avoid collisions, the owners of the Scotia would not have to indemnify the owners of the Berkshire for any losses that it sustained. 4. United States v. General Dynamics Corporation (federal) Facts: Monopolies arise when a company dominates the market in its line of business. Due to various laws, most monopolies have been outlawed in the United States. One law goes further than simply outlawing monopolies; it also prohibits mergers when the effect of such an action would be to “substantially lessen competition” (allow the merging companies to gain a monopoly in their line of business). However, the law in question failed to define the term “substantially lessen competition.” When two companies,
