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Admiralty Jurisdiction; Federalism and Admiralty; Admiralty and General Maritime Law; Seamen; Longshore and Harbor Workers; Wrongful Death; Maritime Liens and Ship Mortgages; Carriage of Goods; Charter Parties; Towage; Pilotage; Collision and Marine Casualty; Limitation of Liability; Salvage; General Average; Marine Pollution; Sovereign Immunity; Admiralty Practice and Procedure.

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• Preface(p. iii)
• Westlaw Overview(p. v)
• Research References(p. vii)
• Chapter 1. Admiralty Jurisdiction(p. 1)
• 1-1. The Constitution and Statutory Basis of Admiralty Jurisdiction(p. 1)
• 1-2. Admiralty Jurisdiction: General Considerations(p. 6)
• 1-3. Navigable Waters: The Locality Aspect of the Jurisdiction(p. 11)
• 1-4. The Admiralty Extension Act(p. 18)
• 1-5. Admiralty Tort Jurisdiction(p. 23)
• 1-6. What Is a Vessel?(p. 35)
• 1-7. Seamen(p. 40)
• 1-8. Longshore and Harbor Workers(p. 42)
• 1-9. Continental Shelf Operations(p. 46)
• 1. Jurisdiction(p. 51)
• 2. Choice of Law(p. 52)
• 3. The Longshore Act on the OCS(p. 54)
• 1-10. Admiralty Contract Jurisdiction(p. 58)
• 1-11. Products Liability(p. 67)
• 1-12. Admiralty Criminal Jurisdiction(p. 74)
• 1. U.S. Flag Vessels(p. 79)
• 2. Foreign Flag Vessels(p. 79)
• 3. Stateless Vessels(p. 82)
• Chapter 2. Federalism and Admiralty(p. 84)
• 2-1. The Sources of Substantive Admiralty Law(p. 84)
• 2-2. The Application of State Law in Admiralty(p. 88)
• 2-3. Preemption in Admiralty(p. 94)
• 2-4. State Concurrent Jurisdiction Over Admiralty Claims(p. 99)
• 2-5. Removal Jurisdiction(p. 100)
• Chapter 3. Admiralty and the General Maritime Law(p. 105)
• 3-1. The General Maritime Law: An Introduction(p. 105)
• 3-2. The General Maritime Law of Negligence(p. 108)
• 3-3. Causation(p. 114)
• 3-4. Comparative Fault(p. 119)
• 3-5. Passengers and Visitors(p. 121)
• 3-6. Products Liability in Admiralty(p. 130)
• 3-7. Shipbuilders and Ship Repairers(p. 137)
• 3-8. Marine Service Contracts and the Warranty of Workman-like Performance(p. 143)
• 3-9. Unseaworthiness(p. 153)
• 3-10. Intentional Wrongs(p. 154)
• 3-11. Assumption of Risk(p. 154)
• 3-12. Last Clear Chance(p. 155)
• 3-13. Contributory Negligence(p. 155)
• 3-14. Joint and Several Liability(p. 156)
• 3-15. Damages(p. 157)
• 1. Lost Earning Capacity(p. 158)
• 2. Medical and Other Expenses(p. 161)
• 3. Pain and Suffering(p. 162)
• 3-16. Loss of Society and Consortium(p. 164)
• 3-17. Punitive Damages(p. 166)
• 3-18. Contribution and Indemnity(p. 170)
• 1. Contribution(p. 170)
• 2. Indemnity(p. 172)
• 3. Contribution and Indemnity Against Persons With Immunity(p. 175)
• 3-19. Contribution and Settlement(p. 177)
• 3-20. Contract Indemnity(p. 180)
• 3-21. Interest(p. 185)
• 3-22. Time for Filing Suit(p. 186)
• 3-23. Conflicts and Choice of Laws(p. 188)
• Chapter 4. Seamen(p. 192)
• A. Introduction
• 4-1. Seamen's Rights--In General(p. 193)
• B. Protection and Welfare
• 4-2. Seamen's Documents(p. 195)
• 4-3. Contract of Service(p. 196)
• 4-4. Wages(p. 198)
• 4-5. Loss of the Vessel(p. 207)
• 4-6. Discharge(p. 208)
• 4-7. Accommodation and Welfare(p. 209)
• C. Employment Related Injuries
• 4-8. Seamen's Remedies--In General(p. 209)
• 4-9. Seaman Status(p. 211)
• 4-10. Scientific Personnel(p. 226)
• 4-11. Claims Against the United States(p. 227)
• 4-12. Claims Against State and Local Governments(p. 229)
• 4-13. The Foreign Seaman, Choice of Law and Forum Non Conveniens(p. 230)
• 4-14. Survival and Wrongful Death(p. 239)
• 4-15. Seamen's Suits Against Third Parties Under the General Maritime Law(p. 242)
• 4-16. The Time for Filing Suit(p. 243)
• 4-17. Release and Settlement(p. 245)
• 4-18. Damages(p. 247)
• 1. Past (pre-judgment) Loss of Wages(p. 247)
• 2. Loss of Future Earning Capacity(p. 247)
• 3. Past and Future Medical Expenses(p. 250)
• 4. Pain, Suffering, and Loss of Life's Enjoyments(p. 250)
• 5. Interest(p. 251)
• 4-19. Contribution and Indemnity(p. 253)
• D. The Jones Act
• 4-20. The Jones Act: Procedural Issues(p. 257)
• 4-21. The Jones Act: Duty and Liability Issues(p. 262)
• 4-22. The Jones Act: Standard of Care and Causation(p. 269)
• 4-23. The Jones Act Defendant(p. 277)
• 4-24. The Primary Duty Doctrine(p. 281)
• E. Unseaworthiness
• 4-25. Unseaworthiness: Elements and Defenses(p. 284)
• 4-26. What Is an Unseaworthy Vessel?(p. 291)
• 4-27. Persons to Whom the Duty of Seaworthiness Is Owed(p. 295)
• F. Maintenance, Cure and Unearned Wages
• 4-28. Maintenance and Cure--The Obligation in General(p. 298)
• 4-29. Unearned Wages(p. 304)
• 4-30. In the Service of the Vessel(p. 305)
• 4-31. Defenses to Maintenance and Cure(p. 306)
• 4-32. The Amount of Maintenance and Cure Recoverable(p. 309)
• 4-33. When the Obligation to Pay Maintenance and Cure Terminates(p. 315)
• 4-34. Compensatory and Punitive Damages for Refusal to Pay Maintenance and Cure(p. 317)
• 4-35. Indemnity and Contribution for Maintenance and Cure(p. 318)
• Chapter 5. Longshore and Harbor Workers(p. 320)
• 5-1. Background(p. 320)
• 5-2. Coverage Under the Longshore Act(p. 322)
• 5-3. Offshore Workers(p. 335)
• 5-4. The Exclusivity of the Longshore Act: Overlap With Other Remedies(p. 338)
• 5-5. Administration and Practice(p. 345)
• 5-6. Compensation and Benefits Payable to Claimants(p. 356)
• 1. Medical Services and Supplies(p. 358)
• 2. Disability(p. 358)
• 3. Death Benefits(p. 362)
• 4. Rehabilitation(p. 363)
• 1. The Section 20(a) Presumptions(p. 363)
• 2. Accidental Injury(p. 365)
• 3. In the Course of Employment(p. 365)
• 4. Arising Out of Employment(p. 365)
• 5-7. The Special Fund and the Credit Doctrine(p. 372)
• 5-8. Settlements(p. 382)
• 5-9. Attorney's Fees(p. 384)
• 5-10. Suits Against "Vessels" and Other Third Parties(p. 386)
• 1. The Turnover Duty of Safe Condition(p. 396)
• 2. The Turnover Duty to Warn(p. 397)
• 3. The Active Involvement Duty(p. 398)
• 4. The Active Control Duty(p. 399)
• 5. The Duty to Intervene(p. 399)
• 6. The Duty to Supervise and Inspect(p. 401)
• 5-11. The Compensation Lien and Third Party Suits: The Effect of the Stevedore's Concurrent Negligence(p. 407)
• 5-12. Settlement of Third Party Suits(p. 411)
• 5-13. The Stevedore/Employer's Burnside Remedy Against the Third Party(p. 413)
• 5-14. Indemnity and Contribution(p. 414)
• Chapter 6. Wrongful Death(p. 418)
• 6-1. Background(p. 418)
• 6-2. The Death on the High Seas Act(p. 420)
• 6-3. Wrongful Death and Survival Actions Under the General Maritime Law(p. 425)
• 6-4. The Jones Act(p. 430)
• 6-5. Longshoreworkers(p. 431)
• 6-6. Platform Workers(p. 432)
• Chapter 7. Maritime Liens and Ship Mortgages(p. 434)
• 7-1. Nature, Creation and Acquisition(p. 434)
• 7-2. The Executory Contract Doctrine(p. 446)
• 7-3. Liens for "Necessaries": The Federal Maritime Lien Act(p. 448)
• 7-4. State Law Liens(p. 454)
• 7-5. The Preferred Ship Mortgage(p. 456)
• 7-6. Foreclosure and Priority of Claims(p. 461)
• 7-7. Discharge and Extinction of Liens(p. 467)
• 7-8. Choice of Law and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Liens(p. 471)
• 7-9. Bankruptcy(p. 474)
• Chapter 8. Carriage of Goods(p. 479)
• A. The Business of Shipping
• 8-1. The Commercial Context: The Underlying Transactions and Contracts(p. 480)
• 8-2. Government Regulation of Ocean Transportation(p. 487)
• 8-3. Common Carriage and Private Carriage(p. 505)
• 8-4. Multimodal Carriage of Goods(p. 507)
• 8-5. The Contract of Affreightment(p. 520)
• 8-6. Freight(p. 522)
• 8-7. Freight Forwarders, Agents, Brokers, and Non-vessel Operating Common Carriers(p. 524)
• 8-8. Terminal Operators, Stevedores, and the Himalaya Clause(p. 527)
• 1. Jurisdiction(p. 528)
• 2. Liability(p. 529)
• 3. Limitations and Defenses: The Himalaya Clause(p. 530)
• 8-9. The Carrier(p. 534)
• 8-10. The Proper Party to Bring Suit for Loss or Damages to Cargo(p. 535)
• B. The Bill of Lading
• 8-11. Bills of Lading: Applicable Laws, Functions, and Use(p. 536)
• 1. The Clause Paramount(p. 543)
• 2. The Responsibility for Conveyance Clause(p. 543)
• 3. Discharge and Delivery(p. 543)
• 4. Acknowledgement of Weight/Quality Marks(p. 543)
• 5. Voyage Clause(p. 543)
• 6. Deck Cargo(p. 544)
• 7. Carriers' Liberties in the Event of Blockade or Delay(p. 544)
• 8. Container Clause(p. 544)
• 9. Port Customs, Consular, and Other Regulations(p. 544)
• 10. The Transshipment Clause(p. 544)
• 11. Dangerous, Inflammable, or Radioactive Goods(p. 544)
• 12. Claims(p. 544)
• 13. Freight(p. 544)
• 14. Lien(p. 545)
• 15. General Average(p. 545)
• 16. Both-to-Blame Collision Clause(p. 545)
• 17. The New Jason Clause(p. 545)
• 18. Rights and Immunities of All Servants and Agents of the Carrier(p. 546)
• 19. Agency Clause(p. 546)
• 20. Jurisdiction Clause(p. 546)
• 8-12. The Misleading or Inaccurate Bill of Lading: The Doctrine of Estoppel and Protection of the Consignee(p. 547)
• C. The International Conventions
• 8-13. The International Conventions Relating to the Carriage of Goods by Sea(p. 553)
• 8-14. Proposals for a New Liability Regime(p. 556)
• 1. Scope of Application(p. 560)
• 2. Period of Responsibility of the Carrier(p. 561)
• 3. Liability of the Carrier(p. 561)
• 4. Liability for Delay(p. 561)
• 5. Loss(p. 562)
• 6. Live Animals(p. 562)
• 7. Deck Cargo(p. 562)
• 8. Fire(p. 562)
• 9. Saving Life or Property at Sea(p. 562)
• 10. Comparative Fault(p. 562)
• 11. Limits of Liability(p. 562)
• 12. Multimodal and Through Transport(p. 563)
• 13. Liability of the Shipper(p. 563)
• 14. Transport Documents(p. 564)
• 15. Time Limits for Claims and Suits(p. 564)
• D. Cogsa and the Harter Act
• 8-15. Coverage and Application of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA) and the Harter Act(p. 566)
• 8-16. The Carrier's Responsibility Before Loading and After Discharge(p. 571)
• 8-17. Delivery of Cargo(p. 572)
• 8-18. Deck Cargo and Other Excluded Cargoes(p. 576)
• 8-19. Exoneration Clauses(p. 579)
• 8-20. Choice of Law and Choice of Forum Clauses(p. 581)
• 8-21. Arbitration Clauses(p. 583)
• 8-22. The Shipper's Prima Facie Case(p. 584)
• 8-23. Burdens of Proof and Presumptions(p. 593)
• 8-24. The Duty of the Carrier to Make the Vessel Seaworthy and to Provide a Proper Ship(p. 599)
• 8-25. The Carrier's Duty to Properly Load, Handle, and Care for the Cargo(p. 604)
• 8-26. Neglect of the Carrier in the Navigation or Management of the Ship(p. 607)
• 8-27. Fire(p. 610)
• 8-28. Overwhelming Natural Forces: Perils of the Sea and Act of God(p. 614)
• 8-29. Overwhelming Human Forces: Act of War, Act of Public Enemies, Restraint of Princes, Quarantine, Strikes, Riots and Civil Commotions(p. 617)
• 8-30. Faults of the Shipper, Inherent Vice, Insufficiency of Packing and Latent Defects(p. 619)
• 8-31. The Q Clause: The Catch-All Exemption(p. 624)
• 8-32. Deviation and Fundamental Breach (Herein Also the (1) Clause of COGSA)(p. 627)
• 8-33. Limitation of Liability and the "Package" Problem(p. 633)
• 8-34. Customary Freight Unit(p. 641)
• 8-35. Opportunity to Declare a Higher Value(p. 642)
• 8-36. Damages(p. 645)
• 8-37. Damages for Delay(p. 652)
• 8-38. Consequential Damages(p. 653)
• 8-39. Indemnification and Contribution(p. 654)
• 8-40. Notice of Loss or Damage(p. 655)
• 8-41. Time Limit for Filing Suit(p. 656)
• Chapter 9. Charter Parties(p. 675)
• A. Contract Formation and Terms
• 9-1. Charter Party Forms and Functions(p. 676)
• 9-2. Charter Party Fixtures: Formation of the Contract(p. 678)
• 9-3. The Demise (Bareboat) Charter(p. 681)
• 9-4. The Voyage Charter(p. 682)
• 9-5. Time Charter(p. 685)
• Bills of Lading Under Charter Parties
• 9-6. Bills of Lading Under Charter Parties: What Is the Contract of Carriage?(p. 686)
• 9-7. Bills of Lading Under Charter Parties: Who Is the Carrier?(p. 691)
• C. Major Charter Party Issues and Problems
• 9-8. The Obligation to Provide a Seaworthy Vessel Ready to Load(p. 695)
• 9-9. Care of the Ship and Redelivery(p. 698)
• 9-10. Safe Port and Safe Berth Clauses(p. 700)
• 9-11. Freight, Hire, and the Off-Hire Clause(p. 701)
• 9-12. The Charterer's Recovery for Loss of Use of the Vessel(p. 703)
• 9-13. Liability for Cargo Damage(p. 705)
• 9-14. Prosecution of the Voyage(p. 707)
• 9-15. Loading and Discharge: Lay Time, Demurrage, and Detention(p. 708)
• 9-16. Frustration and Commercial Impracticability(p. 710)
• 9-17. Remedies and Liens(p. 711)
• 9-18. Indemnity and Responsibilities to Third Parties(p. 716)
• 9-19. Arbitration(p. 720)
• Chapter 10. Towage(p. 722)
• 10-1. Towage Defined(p. 722)
• 10-2. The Contract of Towage(p. 725)
• 10-3. Governmental Regulation of Towage(p. 726)
• 10-4. The Duties and Liabilities of Tug to Tow and Cargo(p. 727)
• 10-5. The Warranty of Workmanlike Service(p. 731)
• 10-6. The Duties of the Tow(p. 734)
• 10-7. Rights of Third Parties Against the Tug and the Tow(p. 736)
• 10-8. Towage and Limitation of Liability(p. 737)
• 10-9. Exculpation Clauses in Towing Contracts(p. 738)
• 10-10. Contracts to Procure Insurance and Waiver of Subrogation(p. 740)
• 10-11. Forum Selection Clauses and Conflicts of Laws(p. 743)
• Chapter 11. Pilotage(p. 745)
• 11-1. The Pilot(p. 745)
• 11-2. Government Regulation of Pilotage(p. 746)
• 11-3. The Pilot's Rights Against the Ship(p. 751)
• 11-4. Liability of Pilots and Their Employers(p. 752)
• 11-5. Pilots' Associations(p. 753)
• 11-6. Liability of the Owner and the Vessel to Third Parties(p. 754)
• 11-7. The "Borrowed Servant" Doctrine and the "Pilotage Clause"(p. 756)
• Chapter 12. Collision and Marine Casualty(p. 759)
• 12-1. Introduction(p. 759)
• 12-2. The Basis of Liability: Fault(p. 762)
• 12-3. Presumptions, Burden of Proof, and Evidence(p. 773)
• 12-4. Apportionment of Liability(p. 779)
• 12-5. The Wreck Act(p. 782)
• 12-6. Damages(p. 787)
• 12-7. Economic Losses and Remote Claims(p. 794)
• 12-8. Cargo Damages, Rights and Duties(p. 799)
• 12-9. Jurisdiction and Choice of Law(p. 802)
• Chapter 13. Limitation of Liability(p. 808)
• 13-1. Background(p. 808)
• 13-2. Persons Entitled to Limit Liability(p. 810)
• 13-3. Choice of Law(p. 812)
• 13-4. The Insurance Underwriter(p. 814)
• 13-5. Procedure and Practice(p. 816)
• 13-6. Privity or Knowledge(p. 823)
• 13-7. The Limitation Fund(p. 826)
• 13-8. Claims Subject to Limitation(p. 829)
• 13-9. Distribution of the Fund(p. 831)
• Chapter 14. Salvage(p. 834)
• 14-1. The Nature and Elements of Marine Salvage(p. 834)
• 14-2. Property Subject to Salvage(p. 839)
• 14-3. Who Can Be a Salvor?(p. 840)
• 14-4. The Salvor's Negligence and Misconduct(p. 841)
• 14-5. The Salvage Award(p. 842)
• 14-6. Contract Salvage(p. 846)
• 14-7. Treasure Salvage, Historic Shipwrecks, Abandoned Property, and the Law of "Finds"(p. 847)
• 14-8. Life Salvage(p. 860)
• 14-9. International Salvage Conventions(p. 862)
• Chapter 15. General Average(p. 865)
• 15-1. Basic Principles(p. 865)
• 15-2. Requirements of a General Average Loss: General Maritime Law and the York-Antwerp Rules(p. 866)
• 15-3. The Effect of Fault and the Jason Clause(p. 871)
• 15-4. Procedure and Calculation(p. 873)
• Chapter 16. Marine Pollution(p. 876)
• 16-1. The International Framework for Pollution Control(p. 876)
• 16-2. Vessel-Source Pollution: Liability and Damages(p. 886)
• 16-3. Operational Discharges From Vessels(p. 905)
• 16-4. Discharges From Offshore Structures(p. 908)
• 16-5. Ocean Dumping(p. 910)
• 16-6. Seabed Mining(p. 913)
• Chapter 17. Marine Insurance(p. 915)
• 17-1. Origins and Functions(p. 915)
• 17-2. Applicable Law: Wilburn Boat(p. 921)
• 17-3. Hull Insurance(p. 925)
• 17-4. Cargo Insurance(p. 926)
• 17-5. Protection and Indemnity Insurance(p. 928)
• 17-6. Insurable Interest(p. 932)
• 17-7. The Duty of "Utmost Good Faith": Uberrimae Fidei(p. 935)
• 17-8. Warranties(p. 938)
• 17-9. Perils Insured Against(p. 944)
• 17-10. Proximate Cause(p. 948)
• 17-11. Losses(p. 949)
• 17-12. Rights of the Insurer(p. 953)
• 17-13. Direct Actions(p. 956)
• 17-14. Reinsurance(p. 957)
• 17-15. Maritime Fraud(p. 958)
• Chapter 18. Sovereign Immunity(p. 960)
• 18-1. Suits Against the United States Sovereign Immunity(p. 960)
• 18-2. Suits Against State and Local Governments(p. 971)
• 18-3. Suits Against Foreign Governments(p. 973)
• Chapter 19. Admiralty Practice and Procedure(p. 981)
• 19-1. Pleading Admiralty and Maritime Claims: The Rule 9(h) Election(p. 981)
• 19-2. Maritime Garnishment and Attachment: Rule B and State Attachment Remedies(p. 984)
• 19-3. The Action in Rem: Rule C(p. 995)
• 19-4. Possessory, Petitory, and Partition Actions: Rule D(p. 1005)
• 19-5. General Provisions Applicable to Actions in Rem and Quasi in Rem: Rule E(p. 1007)
• 19-6. Constitutional Questions and the Admiralty Rules(p. 1017)
• 19-7. Limitation of Liability: Rule F(p. 1020)
• 19-8. Third Party Practice, Ancillary and Pendent Jurisdiction(p. 1023)
• 19-9. Jury Trials in Admiralty(p. 1027)
• 19-10. Venue and Transfer Between Districts(p. 1032)
• 19-11. Choice of Law and Forum Non Conveniens(p. 1033)
• 19-12. Appeals(p. 1036)
• 19-13. Injunctive Relief in Admiralty(p. 1039)
• 19-14. Maritime Arbitration(p. 1041)
• 19-15. Enforcement of Arbitration Awards and Maritime Judgments(p. 1047)
• Westlaw Appendix(p. 1052)
• Table of Cases(p. 1065)
• Index(p. 1203)

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