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Thomas S. Rue

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Thomas S. Rue

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tsr@johnstoneadams.com

 

Admitted In:

  • 1974, Alabama State Bar
  • 1980, U.S. Supreme Court
  • 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
  • 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Education:

  • B.A. Degree, cum laude, The University of the South, 1968
  • Law Degree, University of Alabama, J.D. 1974

 

Additional Information:


Affiliations

  • Member, Maritime Law Association of the United States; President 2004 - present, First Vice-President 2002-2004, Second Vice-President 2000-2002, Board of Directors 1993-1996
  • Member, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Board of Governors, 1983-1985
  • Member, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, 1993-present; Chair, Maritime Law Section, 1997-1999
  • American Bar Association, 1975-present; Chair, Subcommittee on Collision, Committee of Admiralty and Maritime Litigation Section of Litigation, 1983; chair, Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1991-1992
  • Member, National Advisory Board, Tulane Admiralty Law Institute
  • John W. Sims Distinguished Admiralty Practitioner in Residence, Tulane Law School, April 2002


Publications

  • Eleventh Circuit Survey of Admiralty Law, MERCER LAW REVIEW, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997
  • West's Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, Responsive Pleadings and Papers, 1997


Representative Cases

Admiralty


  • Successfully defended claim that in rem proceedings were unconstitutional thereby allowing lender to foreclose preferred ship mortgages
  • Obtained summary judgment in wrongful death case involving operation of recreational houseboat
  • Successfully defended shipowner in jury trial involving maritime asbestos claim
  • Recovered against United States for unpaid maritime contractor via maritime lien
  • Successfully defended foreign country/shipper/consignee in claim for freight
  • Successfully defended against claim for counter-security in an in rem action
  • Successfully defended shipowners in jury trials involving Jones Act claims
  • Successfully defended shipowners in longshore claims


Civil Litigation

  • Successfully defended HVAC contractor in jury trial of quintuple deaths from asphyxiation
  • Obtained summary judgment for foreign wheel manufacturer in single death case
  • Obtained jury verdict in favor of crane design/manufacturer which sought damages in commercial contract dispute