The Supreme Court will determine whether a choice of law clause to a maritime insurance policy is unenforceable if its enforcement is contrary to the "strong public policy" of the forum state.
The Supreme Court has entertained a wide variety of maritime cases with issues including a limitation of liability defense and cases involving the scope of marine terms.
Prior to an increase in 2022, limits for these policies hadn't been changed for more than two decades, according to the California Department of Insurance.