of the MSC and Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 38.001. Under general maritime law a prevailing party is not entitled to recover attorney's fees absent some statutory authorization or contractual provision. Noritake Co., Inc. v. M/V Hellenic Champion, 627 F.2d 724, 730 (5 th Cir.1980). See also Natco Ltd. Partnership v. Moran Towing, 267 F.3d 1190, 1193 (11th Cir.2001) ("Attorneys’ fees generally are not recoverable in admiralty unless (1) they are provided by the statute governing the claim, (2) the nonprevailing party acted in bad faith in the course of the litigation, or (3) there is a contract providing for the indemnification of attorneys’ fees.” (citing Noritake, at 730-31 & n. 5); Texas A & M Research Foundation v. Magna Transp., Inc., 338 F.3d 394, 405 (5th Cir.2003) (<HOLDING>) ("Maritime disputes generally are governed by
holding that wrongful death actions asserted under admiralty jurisdiction lie under general maritime law for death caused by violation of maritime duties and are not limited to standards of liability created by state law holding that general maritime law preempts state law holding that the general rule of maritime law that parties bear their own costs coupled with the need for uniformity in federal maritime law precludes the application of state attorneys fee statutes such as texas civ prac  remcode  38001 to maritime contract disputes holding that uniformity is as important in maritime survival actions as it is in maritime wrongful death actions recognizing products liability concepts as part of general maritime law