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Electronic navigation and litigation: The view from the bench, the counsel table, and the jury box

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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January 23 2013

Electronic navigation systems such as GPS, Electronic Chart Displays ("ECDIS"), and Automatic Information Systems ("AIS") record a wealth of data

Shipper’s liability for dangerous cargo

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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November 14 2012

In this day and age, with containers pervasive and new and ever-developing chemicals, compounds, and materials being developed and shipped at a rapid pace, the risk is ever-increasing of significant or even catastrophic loss or damage resulting from the carriage of dangerous goods

Maritime or not?

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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July 24 2012

Here is a multiple choice question: which of the following contracts is considered to be a “maritime contract” under U.S. law - (a) a shipbuilding contract, (b) a ship-sale contract, (c) a ship-repair contract, andor (d) a ship mortgage?

The doctrine of judicial estoppelalive, well, expanding, and still devastating

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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July 24 2012

The doctrine of “judicial estoppel” is alive and fully applicable to maritime personal injury claims

The invisible Salvage Convention of 1989

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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March 14 2012

The United States has a long and distinguished history of signing and then failing to ratify international treaties (League of Nations, anyone?

Using accident reports in casualty litigation

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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December 14 2011

Most significant maritime accidents are investigated by port state or flag state authorities who usually issue reports of their findings

Should US courts exercise jurisdiction in treasure salvage cases where the wreck is located in international waters?

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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September 28 2011

The term “treasure salvage” has a tendency to conjure romantic images of pirates and adventurers

Preserving electronic navigation evidence

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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September 28 2011

When a casualty occurs, litigation almost inevitably follows

Ninth Circuit confirms California’s jurisdiction over vessel fuel standards out to 24 miles

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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April 13 2011

On March 28, 2011 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected an appeal by the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association ("PMSA"), a mutual benefit corporation comprised of owners and operators of U.S. and foreign-flag vessels, in which it sought to prevent the state of California from expanding its enforcement of vessel fuel standards to 24 miles, well beyond the state's traditional 3-mile territorial limit

What is piracy?

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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December 30 2010

Two United States district judges in the Eastern District of Virginia handling nearly identical criminal charges against accused Somali pirates have disagreed on what acts constitute piracy