316 (5th Cir.1991), quoting E. Jhirad, A. Sann, B. Chase & M. Chynsky, Benedict on Admiralty § 182 (1988). “When interpreting maritime contracts, federal admiralty law rather than state law applies.” International Marine, LLC v. Delta Towing, LLC, 704 F.3d 350, 354 (5th Cir.2013), citing Har-Win, Inc. v. Consol. Grain & Barge Co., 794 F.2d 985, 987 (5th Cir.1986) (collecting citations). In addition to the choice of law provision, the MSC • and Work Releases deal with the chartering of vessels and equipment from Defendants, their use on those vessels in the Gulf of Mexico to clean up the oil spill, and the billing for these services. See, e.g., In re: Oil Spill by Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2011, No. MDL 2179, 2011 WL 4575696 (E.D.La. Sept. 30, 2011) (<HOLDING>). “It is well established that a charter
holding that general maritime law preempts state law holding that federal maritime law and not state law applies to all actions for wrongful death in navigable state waters 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 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 the flsa preempts certain state law claims