D.C. Circuit Upholds Default Judgment As Discovery Sanction In Shipping Act Suit

( June 30, 2025, 9:44 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found that the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) properly entered default judgment against a shipping company that refused to comply with its discovery orders in a lawsuit brought against it by a client under the Shipping Act of 1984 (SA)....