Global Marine Exploration, Inc v. Republic of France

  1. May 13, 2022

    Shipwreck Battle Resurfaces After 11th Circ. Reversal

    The Eleventh Circuit has revived a fight over a 16th-century French shipwreck found off the Florida coast, determining the French government can't evade U.S. jurisdiction in the dispute because it engaged in commercial activity to recover the remains.

  2. June 16, 2021

    France Asks 11th Circ. To Sink Appeal In Shipwreck Skirmish

    France has urged the Eleventh Circuit to uphold a trial court's ruling that it has sovereign immunity against a Florida shipwreck salvager's bid for compensation over the discovery of a 15th century French warship near Cape Canaveral.