Client Alert – Spring 2011

by M. E. DeOrchis

Who pays for the expense of keeping a pirate in prison?
How has the problem of foreign Port Captains obtaining easy travel access to U.S. ports been solved?
Is the sole owner of a corporation liable for the company’s debt?
How was a foreign seaman sailing between foreign ports and arrested on the high seas by the U.S. on drug charges be snared by “Stare Decisis”?
What is holding up adoption of the Rotterdam Rules Convention by the U.S.?
Can suing a carrier in a state court avoid Limitation of Liability of a shipowner?
Why is the U.S. Coast Guard reopening comments for its hazardous Substance Response Plan Rule?
Who is responsible for an oil spill if a ship runs into an abandoned sunken anchor?
Can a U.S. state regulate fuel used by vessels 24 miles off its shore?
Will new FMC Rules allow domestic NVOCCs to negotiate rates?
Can a maritime freight forwarder operate without an FMC license, a bond and insurance?

Client Alert - Spring 2011

by DeOrchis Partners

Vincent M. DeOrchis attended the annual International Law Seminar “Dealing with big casualties in Foreign Jurisdiction” which took place in London on October 19, 2010 and presented his speech “Some Practical Thought and Suggestions on Management of Large Casualties”

Some Practical Thought and Suggestions on Management of Large Casualties

Filed under News, Updates

by DeOrchis Partners

The 2010 issue of New York Super Lawyers features the article “Sea Change – How Vince DeOrchis Helped Update 80-Year-Old Maritime Law”

Sea Change - How Vince DeOrchis Helped Update 80-Year-Old Maritime Law

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Client Alert – Fall 2010

by M. E. DeOrchis

Will a higher carrier limitation of liability provided in a Service Agreement trump the limitation provided in the air waybill?
Does resignation of one of three arbitrators require parties to start over again?
Why do crewmembers often tip off U.S. Coast Guard about hidden “magic pipes” used to discharge oily waste illegally?
Why is comfort afforded to persons in danger not worth much in a salvage situation?
Why should a company hire a lawyer when doing a sensitive internal investigation?
Can a yacht club absolve itself from liability for negligence by including an exculpation clause in its by-laws?
Do statutes of limitation apply to arbitration?
Is the Supreme Court “Regal-Beloit” decision applying U.S. COGSA to rail carriage retroactive?
Do arbitrators decide issues of formation and enforcement of arbitration clauses?
When must a court decide a challenge to enforceability of an arbitration clause?