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| 1 | Maritime Practice Surges in Troubled Economic Waters Brian D. Starer, Douglas R. Burnett, Juan A. Anduiza, Alan Heblack; Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.; December 22, 2008, previously published on November 2008 The impact of the global financial crisis affects shipping like most business sectors, but parties to a maritime contract can, using an ex parte admiralty procedure, attach electronic funds transfers (EFTs) through banks. |
| 2 | U.S. Supreme Court Decision Balances National Security and Environment Hunton & Williams LLP; December 22, 2008, previously published on November 2008 On November 12, in Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, the U.S. Supreme Court held in favor of the Navy in a closely watched dispute over the effects of active sonar on marine mammals. |
| 3 | Supreme Court Overturns Preliminary Injunction Against Navy's Use of Mid-Frequency Active Sonar Edward C. Lewis, Andrew Torrant, Avery Carson; Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.; December 13, 2008 On November 12, 2008, the United States Supreme Court issued the first decision in a string of environmental cases set in the 2008 October Term - a decision which allows the U.S. Navy to resume and continue the use of mid-frequency active ("MFA") sonar in naval training exercises. See... |
| 4 | United States Fifth Circuit Holds that Willful Concealment of a Prior Medical Condition from a Jones Act Employer May Constitute Contributory Negligence Clay A. Cosse; Kean Miller Hawthorne D'Armond McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P.; November 3, 2008, previously published on October 22, 2008 While a Jones Act seaman's willful concealment of a pre-existing medical condition has long been held to preclude a seaman's recovery for maintenance and cure benefits, willful concealment has never acted as a bar to recovery under the Jones Act. |
| 5 | Speed Determined to Kill Whales: Seasonal Speed Restrictions for Vessels Operating on the East Coast of the United States Charles T. Blocksidge, Jeanne M. Grasso, Jonathan K. Waldron; Blank Rome LLP; November 3, 2008, previously published on October 2008 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ("NOAA"), through the National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS"), issued the Final Rule on October 10, 2008 concerning speed restrictions on the east coast of the United States in an effort to reduce the mortality rate of the... |
| 6 | U.S. Government Kick Starts New Marine Highway Program H. Allen Black, Constantine G. Papavizas; Winston & Strawn LLP; October 25, 2008, previously published on October 2008 Congress mandated that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) establish a short sea transportation program in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which President Bush signed into law on Dec. 19, 2007. |
| 7 | Rule B: Expanded Scope of Maritime Contract Jurisdiction - Vessel Sales Contracts Michael J. Frevola, James Hohenstein, Francesca Morris; Holland & Knight LLP; October 20, 2008, previously published on October 8, 2008 A fundamental requirement in asserting a Rule B maritime attachment action is that the underlying claim is within the federal court's maritime jurisdiction. |
| 8 | New Tax Deferral Available for U.S. Short Sea Shipping Constantine G. Papavizas, H. Allen Black; Winston & Strawn LLP; October 14, 2008, previously published on September 2008 The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (the 2007 Energy Act) signed into law by President Bush on December 19, 2007 established a program to boost the coastwise movement of goods around the United States often referred to as "short sea shipping." |
| 9 | Coast Guard Implements OPA 90 Financial Responsibility Increases Thomas L. Mills, Constantine G. Papavizas, Lawrence I. Kiern, H. Allen Black, Gerald Morrissey; Winston & Strawn LLP; October 7, 2008, previously published on September 2008 The U.S. Coast Guard today published a Final Rule updating the requirements for vessel owners and operators to establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility at the heightened OPA 90 liability levels established by the Delaware River Protection Act of 2006 ("DRPA"), which was... |
| 10 | United States Imposes New Sanctions against Iranian Carrier and Urges Marine Insurers and Reinsurers to Implement Exiting Sanctions Lawrence B. Brennan; Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP; October 3, 2008, previously published on September 2008 On September 10, 2008 the United States imposed economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines(IRISL), owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran and reportedly used by the Iranian defense ministry for logistical support of Tehran's nuclear program. |
