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The case is now submitted for decision."],"reargument":false,"sequence":1,"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 19-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 19-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 46, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 46, lines 15-17"}]}],"caption":"Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. v. Garris","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:33.148587Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"The dispute centers on whether a new maritime negligence theory applies to shipbuilding cases.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 19-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 19-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-47"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2001-04-18T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2000","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/00-346.html","primary_docket":"00-346","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T17:51:59.433942Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["This case tests the scope of maritime negligence law. It asks if vessel negligence claims fit within existing legal frameworks."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 19-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 19-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-47"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 18, 2001."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 46, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 46, lines 15-17"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Mr. Ferrini wants the Court to recognize the new maritime negligence theory.","Mr. O'Donnell wants the Court to reject the new maritime negligence theory."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 19-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 19-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-47"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["Mr. Ferrini argues that vessel negligence is a valid legal claim.","Mr. O'Donnell argues that vessel negligence was not properly raised below."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 19-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 19-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-47"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Justice O'Connor asked whether the vessel negligence theory was raised in lower courts."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 46, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 46, lines 15-17"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case defines the boundaries of maritime negligence law. It clarifies which claims shipbuilders can face in court."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 19-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 19-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-47"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 46, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 46, lines 15-17"}]}],"slug":"2000-00-346-norfolk-shipbuilding-drydock-corp-v-garris","term":"2000","title":"Does maritime negligence law cover vessel operations?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 19-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 19-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-346.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-47"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}