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Maritime Law

Post by prezidentv8 » Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:37 pm

Don't know much, but I'm interested. Anyone have any experience in this practice area they'd like to share?

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Re: Maritime Law

Post by underdawg » Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:58 am

very funny
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Re: Maritime Law

Post by Palsgraf » Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:54 am

If I were you I would try and talk to Jareth Cutestory, he helped me with my seal deal.


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Re: Maritime Law

Post by Anonymous Loser » Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:24 pm

Marine pollution is where the action is. The rise of arbitration, forum-selection, and venue-selection clauses in contractual agreements have greatly reduced litigation of traditional maritime law matters, but costly and complex marine pollution cases seem to be generating a ton of work.

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http://www.portlandharborcag.info/node/50

That being said, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha v. Regal-Beloit Corporation, to be argued before the Supreme Court later this year, could have far-reaching effects on cargo claims, and could also lead to a great deal of litigation.

It's a fascinating field if you are into jurisdictional/procedural wrangling.

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