Admiralty in a Nutshell

by Maraist, Frank L.; Galligan, Thomas C.

• ISBN13: 9780314242655
• ISBN10: 0314242651
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: West Group

Summary

Indicia of Jurisdiction; Scope of Maritime Jurisdiction; Substantive Maritime Law: Contracts for Carriage of Goods; Liens on Maritime Property; The Seaman's Employment Contract, Wages and Compromise of Claims; Marine Insurance; Towage and Pilotage; Salvage; General Average; Maritime Tort Law; Collision Law; Worker Injury Claims; Wrongful Death; Platform Injuries; Sovereign Immunity; Joint and Several Liability, Indemnity and Contribution; Limitation of Liability; Jurisdiction and Procedure in Maritime Claims.

Table of Contents

Preface to Fourth Edition	v
Research References	xv
Table of Cases	xix
Introduction	1	(14)
Development of the General Maritime Law	1	(2)
Development of American Admiralty Law	3	(12)
Indicia of Jurisdiction	15	(12)
Vessels	15	(4)
Navigable Waters	19	(5)
Use	22	(1)
Highways	23	(1)
Commerce	24	(1)
Maritime Flavor	24	(3)
Scope of the Maritime Jurisdiction	27	(19)
Jurisdiction Over Maritime Contracts	27	(5)
Jurisdiction Over Maritime Torts	32	(12)
Jurisdiction Over Worker Injury Claims	44	(2)
Substantive Maritime Law: Contracts for Carriage of Goods	46	(36)
Generally	46	(1)
Charter Parties	46	(11)
Demise Charter	47	(3)
Time Charter	50	(3)
Voyage Charter	53	(4)
Bills of Lading	57	(25)
The Allocation of Risks Between Shipper and Carrier	57	(12)
Proof of Claims; The Burden of Proof	69	(3)
Damages	72	(5)
Deviation	77	(3)
Bills of Lading in Charter Parties	80	(1)
Freight	81	(1)
Liens on Maritime Property	82	(26)
Liens on Cargo	82	(2)
Liens on Vessels	84	(24)
Express Liens-The Ship Mortgage Act	85	(5)
Implied Liens	90	(1)
Nature of the Implied Maritime Lien	90	(2)
Transactions or Occurrences Giving Rise to the Implied Maritime Lien	92	(6)
Assignments and Advances	98	(1)
Liens in Custodia Legis	99	(1)
Liens Created by State Law	99	(1)
Property to Which Liens Attach	100	(1)
Enforcement of Liens in Rem	101	(1)
Extinction of Liens	102	(1)
Ranking of Liens	103	(4)
Maritime Liens and Bankruptcy	107	(1)
The Seaman's Employment Contract, Wages and Compromise of Claims	108	(5)
Marine Insurance	113	(10)
Towage and Pilotage	123	(6)
Towage	123	(4)
Pilotage	127	(2)
Salvage	129	(15)
Contract Salvage	130	(1)
Quasi-Contract Salvage	131	(11)
Finds	142	(1)
Prize	143	(1)
General Average	144	(4)
Maritime Tort Law	148	(17)
General Maritime Tort Law	148	(17)
Collision Law	165	(21)
Liability	165	(13)
Damages	178	(3)
Impairment of Rivers and Harbors	181	(5)
The Wreck Act	181	(2)
Marine Pollution	183	(3)
Worker Injury Claims	186	(108)
Introduction	186	(1)
Seaman's Remedies	187	(54)
Introduction	187	(5)
Who Are Seamen?	192	(9)
Maintenance and Cure	201	(12)
Unseaworthiness	213	(10)
Negligence: The Jones Act	223	(13)
Choice of Law in Seaman's Claims	236	(5)
Maritime Workers	241	(44)
Introduction	241	(5)
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Coverage and Benefits	246	(1)
Introduction	246	(1)
Covered Employer	247	(2)
The Covered Employee: Status	249	(5)
The Covered Employee: Situs	254	(3)
The Covered Employee: The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act	257	(2)
Other Coverage Issues	259	(2)
Benefits	261	(3)
Processing the LHWCA Claim	264	(3)
The Sieracki Seaman and the 905(b) Action	267	(1)
Introduction	267	(6)
Vessel Negligence	273	(4)
The Maritime Employer's Rights Against Third Persons	277	(3)
Third Party Claims Against the Maritime Employer	280	(3)
Prosecution and Settlement of Third-Party Claims by the Maritime Employer and Maritime Employee	283	(2)
State Worker's Compensation	285	(1)
Public Employees	286	(1)
The Overlap of Compensation Remedies	287	(7)
Wrongful Death	294	(15)
Platform Injuries	309	(10)
History and Background	309	(2)
Tort Claims	311	(4)
Worker's Compensation Claims	315	(4)
Sovereign Immunity	319	(6)
Joint and Several Liability, Indemnity and Contribution	325	(7)
Limitation of Liability	332	(20)
Generally	332	(8)
Debts Incurred Without Privity or Knowledge	340	(4)
Procedure in Limitation of Liability	344	(5)
Choice of Law in Limitation Proceedings	349	(3)
Jurisdiction and Procedure in Maritime Claims	352	(31)
History	352	(2)
Subject Matter Jurisdiction	354	(8)
Jurisdiction Over the Person	362	(5)
Venue	367	(2)
Procedure In Maritime Claims	369	(3)
Removal	372	(3)
Joinder and Supplemental Jurisdiction	375	(1)
Appeals	376	(2)
Remedies	378	(5)
Index	383