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Daily Business Review

US Virgin Islands New Open Ship Registry: Will It Serve as Friend or Foe?

Thus, the U.S. Virgin Islands open registry touches on several important public policy issues of late. These issues include if the open registry will make the United States less dependent on the foreign supply chain and the cost of subsidizing American maritime operations relative to the national security benefits.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Vessel Arrests, Attachments and Seizures

In the United States, vessels hold a unique status under maritime law--each possesses its own persona that subjects it to potential arrest even in the absence of jurisdiction over its owners.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

TD Bank Sues for Possession of Long Island 'Party Boat' Over Loan Dispute

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

'A Comedy of Errors': Furniture Collapse Results in South Florida Attorney's $2M Jury Verdict

"Somebody was eventually going to sit on it and it was going to separate," the plaintiffs attorney said.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Russian-Ukrainian War's Impact on Maritime Commerce

From a maritime-law perspective, questions arise as to whether Russia's wanton war and its consequences may trigger a charter's force majeure clause, which generally has the effect of suspending contract performance obligations that are disrupted by unforeseeable events beyond the control of the vessel's owner or charterer.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Legal Lessons Learned During Supply Chain Crisis and Contractual Changes to Consider

The labor shortage, increasing demand, and logistics issues all coalesced into the supply chain crisis we are currently battling and will continue to fight.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Schouest Bamdas and Eastham Watson Merge, Creating Broader Maritime Practice

Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea & BenMaier and Eastham, Watson, Dale & Forney have merged, creating a 110-lawyer firm called Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea, BenMaier & Eastham that does "blue water" and "brown water" maritime work, along with insurance defense.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lawsuit Against Carnival Alleges Teen Boy Was Sexually Assaulted by Crewmember

This lawsuit was surfaced on Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The Recorder

2 Worldwide Shipping Companies Sued in California Oil Spill Class Action

The ships, the MSC Danit and the Cosco Beijing, are massive cargo vessels that supply goods to ports all over the world.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Ship Arrest Is No Pleasure Cruise

Crystal Cruises may be down for the count, but was it the pandemic that dealt the final blow?
6 minute read

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