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11 Jul 2020, 6:37 am
Civil asset forfeiture has roots in 17th-century British maritime law, but it gained prominence during Prohibition when law enforcement seized vehicles, facilities, and other property used by bootleggers. [read post]
1 Oct 2014, 7:59 am
Federal maritime law has a statute of limitation of three years in which a claim based on negligence can be brought. [read post]
20 Aug 2010, 2:38 pm
Dirty Cruise Industry Tries to Wiggle Out Of Clean Air Law When I began practicing maritime law, cruise lines openly dumped raw sewage into the water and threw hundreds of black garbage bags overboard during every cruise. [read post]
4 May 2012, 12:56 pm
Thomas Rochelle, III, 34, of Texarkana, Texas, was indicted on charges of theft of personal property within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction. [read post]
6 Aug 2012, 11:14 am
Because those claims fell under federal admiralty jurisdiction, they were put on a special maritime docket. [read post]
14 Jan 2024, 11:01 am
They emphasized the continuous threat posed by Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, which have disrupted maritime navigation and endangered innocent lives, saying “even Russia” was impacted. [read post]
1 Nov 2022, 10:22 am
Snjolaug Arnadottir, Climate Change and Maritime Boundaries: Legal Consequences of Sea Level Rise (2022). [read post]
31 Jan 2019, 7:45 am
In The National Law Review, Jeanne Amy looks at the court’s decision to review whether punitive damages are recoverable in general maritime-law claims for unseaworthiness, in The Dutra Group v. [read post]
15 Feb 2008, 5:11 am
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18 Oct 2010, 2:55 pm
Under the Maritime Law, if a crewmember gets injured or becomes ill, the cruise line has the obligation to provide prompt, proper and adequate medical care and treatment to the crewmember. [read post]
3 Apr 2010, 7:27 am
Therefore... the law seems to be clear that this man-made pond on privately owned lands is not a navigable stream within the meaning of the Jones Act and general maritime law. [read post]
7 Jan 2011, 6:49 am
We traded our maritime liberty for the State's false promise of boat safety. [read post]
22 Sep 2020, 9:01 pm
Senegal’s fish product exports had an average of more than €300 million ($352 million) worth of annual earnings between 2016 and 2019, according to the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy. [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 7:00 am
Such universally extraterritorial scope is certainly only found in the face of the clearest statement of congressional intent, such as in the unusual Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act. [read post]
1 Aug 2017, 8:40 am
Workers’ compensation does not cover the following workers: • Independent contractors • Volunteers • Private home employees • Maritime employees • Railroad employees • Farm employees • Business owners Injuries Covered by Workers’ Compensation Workers’ compensation does protect employers from employee lawsuits for injuries. [read post]
15 Nov 2012, 9:52 am
That’s thanks to another strange maritime law called the Seaman’s Manslaughter Statute. [read post]
2 Nov 2012, 6:00 am
., United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Case No. 09-cv-0997-SCW (decision rendered 9/26/12), Forest Phillips, a deckhand, brought suit against his employer, Hunter Marine, under the Jones Act and the General Maritime Law, for personal injuries allegedly sustained in March 2009. [read post]
19 Dec 2007, 12:44 am
DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORKAttorneys' Fees
Maritime Exception to 'American Rule' Discussed In Fee Denial; Evidence Supports Alter Ego Claim
Dolco Investments Ltd., Cyprus v. [read post]
11 Jan 2010, 3:25 pm
" He writes further, "Contractors who commit crimes in Iraq or Afghanistan are subject to U.S. prosecution under criminal statutes that apply extraterritorially or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or by means of the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA).* *Editor's Note: 18 USC 3261. [read post]
16 Jul 2020, 10:30 am
” The court said that under federal maritime law, plaintiffs seeking to recover for negligent infliction of emotional distress must satisfy the “zone of danger” test set forth in Consolidated Rail Corp. v. [read post]
