NEW BEDFORD — Any vessel that transports merchandise between U.S. points or that conducts dredging or carries passengers must be wholly owned by U.S. citizens and must be documented in the U.S., which ...

"Whether a contract is maritime bears upon numerous substantive legal rights of the parties," writes Blank Rome's Keith Letourneau. In the Fifth Circuit, for the longest time, deciding whether a ...

Amid the rising oil prices as the Iran conflict continues to escalate, the Trump administration is considering the idea of suspending a key maritime law that requires American ships be used to ...

Maritime contracts are known for including choice-of-law provisions, designating a specific jurisdiction's laws to govern potential disputes. The enforceability of these provisions falls under federal ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok will begin at 10 a.m. on Oct. 8. (John M. Chase via Shutterstock) Nothing in Wednesday ...