The lawyer for several shipowners is appealing a ruling by a Washington DC judge that granted wide discretion to the US Coast Guard (USGC) to place heavy requirements to release vessels under investigation for suspected pollution-law violations.
K&L Gates partner Michael Chalos launched the appeal before the US Court of Appeals in the capital on behalf of Greek owners Ilios Shipping, Cleopatra Shipping Agency and Odysea Carriers, as well as India’s Mercator Lines, legal records show.
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