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

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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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by DeOrchis Partners

Bill Lakis attended his 25th Kings Point Reunion last weekend.

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by DeOrchis Partners

The Summer 2010 issue of the periodical Cleaner Seas features the article “Refreshing your Knowledge of Marine Salvage” by John K. Fulweiler.

Cleaner Seas - Refreshing your Knowledge of Marine Salvage

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