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Pacific Operators Offshore LLP v.
Valladolid: Substantial Nexus Test
Provides Little Guidance
One Beacon v. Crowley Marine: Towing
Maritime Contracts into the Internet Age
No Sea Change in Causation Standards under the Jones Act
U.S. Supreme Court Constricts Carmack Amendment
Clearing the Muddy Waters of Offshore Contractual Indemnity Disputes:
Implications of Grand Isle v. Seacor
Significant Narrowing of Rule B Attachments
Supreme Court Declares Punitive Damages Available for Maintenance
and Cure Claim
Choice-of-Law Clauses in Marine Cargo Insurance Policy
Consistent Dispute Resolute Clauses Needed in Maritime Contracts
Spill Fund Reimbursement Allowed because of Willful Misconduct
Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split on
Forum Non Conveniens
Room for Debate on Proximate Cause versus Relaxed Standard of Causation
in a Jones Act Context
OCSLA Trumps Admiralty Jurisdiction
A New Arrow in the Jones Act Employer's Quiver
ADA Applies to Foreign-Flag Cruise Ships—In Theory
Taking Some Teeth Out of the Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Statute
Supreme Court Rules a Dredge Is a Jones Act Vessel
Enforcement of Federal Law on Foreign-Flagged Ships in U.S. Waters
Circuit Split Widens over Exculpatory Clauses in Maritime Contracts
Jones Act Status Issue Once Again Wastes Resources of All
A Lien Is a Lien Is a Lien, but a Maritime Lien Is Not
Maritime Pollution: Mixing OPA and CERCLA Makes for Foul Waters
OSHA Takes a Dip in the Sea: Chao v Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc.
The Difficulty and Confusion Surrounding Removing Maritime Cases
to Federal Court
To Remove or Not To Remove, That Is the Question
In Rem Admiralty Jurisdiction and the Supplemental Rules
Admiralty Jurisdiction: A Challenge for Even the Seasoned Practitioner
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