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By Brian Melley | September 6, 2019
Truth Aquatics, which owned the Conception, filed an action under a pre-Civil War provision of maritime law that allows it to limit its liability, a time-tested legal maneuver that has been successfully employed by owners of the Titanic and countless other crafts.
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By James E. Mercante | June 26, 2019
Admiralty Law columnist James E. Mercante writes: The U.S. Supreme Court loves all things maritime. So much so, that its first maritime contract dispute was decided in 1781. Now, 238 years after that first contract decision, with many in between, the Supreme Court has its radar set on resolving another important maritime contract dispute.
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By Cindy Matherne Muller | May 10, 2019
Fifth Circuit's Doiron Test for Maritime Contracts
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By Katherine Staton and Morgan Schweinzger | May 8, 2019
The use of drones in commercial operations has grown exponentially in the last seven years and now are being used daily in many industries such as…
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By David T. Norton | April 29, 2019
A growing issue in the general and business aviation community is the conduct of illegal charters. Two common causes are improper aircraft leasing…
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By Thomas H. Belknap and Douglas J. Shoemaker | April 29, 2019
When parties negotiate and draft maritime contracts, they inevitably consider whether and, if so, how to define the process for dispute resolution.…
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By Cindy Matherne Muller | April 18, 2019
In late March 2019, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dutra Group v. Batterton, a case that turns on whether the general maritime…
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By Raychel Lean | April 1, 2019
South Florida jurors sided with the family of former Chicago lawyer Richard Puchalski, who claimed a cruise ship doctor gave him medication that caused a deadly heart attack.
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By Raychel Lean | April 1, 2019
South Florida jurors sided with the family of former Chicago lawyer Richard Puchalski, who claimed a cruise ship doctor gave him medication that caused a deadly heart attack.
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By Katheryn Tucker | March 21, 2019
“This admiralty appeal requires us to navigate uncharted waters in order to determine what constitutes sufficient notice of a claim under the Shipowner's Limitation of Liability Act,” Judge Kevin Newsom wrote
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