Maritime Law Updates – May 21, 2012

by John A. C. Cartner on 5/18/2012

In This Issue: - The Law in Danger - IMO: Time for Action - The Renaissance - Urgings Excerpt from The Renaissance Wholly Idiosyncratic Piracy is spreading in the general lawlessness of the world....more

by King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC on 5/10/2012

In the unpublished opinion of Adams Offshore, Ltd. v. Blake Marine Group, No. 11-12753 (11th Cir. Apr. 27, 2012), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals adopted the Fifth Circuit’s suggestion in Beauregard, Inc. v. Sword...more

by Bloomberg Law on 5/3/2012

May 3 (Bloomberg Law) -- Frans von der Dunk, professor of Space Law at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Law, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the legal implications of a new company's plans to mine near...more

by John A. C. Cartner on 4/25/2012

In This Issue: • The Banana Republic • The Tax Dance • Step Right Up! • Urgings Excerpt from "The Banana Repulic" Delightfully Brief If you are American, April 15 is the annual income tax day. In...more

by Fenwick & West LLP on 4/18/2012

Major structural changes in government since national security became a dominant priority threaten to undermine regulatory protections of the nation's environment. One troubling environmental threat is the introduction of...more

by Hissey Kientz LLP on 4/9/2012

Several media sources in the New Orleans area have reported that a deal is in the works to keep the nearby Avondale Shipyards open past its proposed 2013 closure date. According to a story published by Fox News 8, the deal...more

by Rhys Clift on 4/5/2012

This is a translation into Spanish of an article I published very recently entitled "Somlian piracy : the price of a life". It focusses on the suggestion that the payment of ransom, hitherto legal under English law, should...more

by Hissey Kientz LLP on 3/28/2012

Thousands of shipyard workers who were employed at the Avondale Shipyards may have suffered asbestos exposure as a result of asbestos-containing products that were used at the site. Workers who were exposed to asbestos at...more