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Maritime Law
Maritime Pollution: Mixing OPA and CERCLA Makes for Foul Waters
2003-01-11 | Michael A Orlando
The interaction between the Oil Protection Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act over an Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund recovery can be muddy. Michael Orlando explains.
Surety
Minimum Insurance Requirements
2003-01-01 | Rolf A Neuschaefer
The principal's financial stability is vitally important to the surety underwriter. Rolf Neuschaefer explains what to look for when risk of loss is transferred to others by contract.
Surety
Corporate Execution of Surety Indemnity Agreements
2002-11-01 | Marilyn Klinger
Marilyn Klinger discusses the requisites for corporate execution of surety indemnity agreements, which are now back in vogue due to the hard market.
Maritime Law
OSHA Takes a Dip in the Sea
2002-08-17 | Michael A Orlando
Mike Orlando discusses a recent Supreme Court ruling expanding OSHA's jurisdiction to uninspected drilling barges, which must now comply with both Coast Guard and the more stringent OSHA safety and health regulations.
Surety
Exoneration Based on Fraud in the Inducement as a Surety Defense
2002-08-01 | Marilyn Klinger
With new business scandals unfolding daily, improper business conduct is currently in the spotlight. Here, Marilyn Klinger considers a surety's exoneration defense based on fraud or material misrepresentation in the inducement.
Surety
Protecting the Balance Sheet
2002-07-01 | Rolf A Neuschaefer
An uninsured loss drains cash, the lifeblood of any business, and erodes net worth. Rolf Neuschaefer explains what surety underwriters are looking for from their principals in the current market.
Maritime Law
The Difficulty and Confusion Surrounding Removing Maritime Cases to Federal Court
2002-06-01 | Michael A Orlando
Michael Orlando helps clear up the confusion and provides some cases to consult when confronted with removal in an admiralty context of separate and independent claims or causes of action.
Surety
Roles and Responsibilities: A Delicate Balance
2002-04-01 | Rolf A Neuschaefer
Rolf Neuschaefer explores the roles and responsibilities of the principal or client, the surety, and the agent/broker in procuring corporate surety bonds.
Maritime Law
To Remove or Not To Remove, That Is the Question
2002-02-01 | Michael A Orlando
In this article, Michael Orlando explores some of the intricacies of removing a maritime-oriented case from state court to federal court.
Surety
California Workers Compensation Self-Insured Bonds and the Principal's Bankruptcy
2002-02-01 | Marilyn Klinger
Many states allow employers to self-insure workers compensation (WC) as long as the employer supports that self-insurance with a surety bond or other security. Marilyn Klinger discusses California WC self-insured bonds in the context of the employer's bankruptcy.
Maritime Law
Maritime Pollution: Mixing OPA and CERCLA Makes for Foul Waters
2003-01-11 | Michael A Orlando
Surety
Exoneration Based on Fraud in the Inducement as a Surety Defense
2002-08-01 | Marilyn Klinger
Maritime Law
The Difficulty and Confusion Surrounding Removing Maritime Cases to Federal Court
2002-06-01 | Michael A Orlando
Surety
California Workers Compensation Self-Insured Bonds and the Principal's Bankruptcy
2002-02-01 | Marilyn Klinger
