It's great to be back in the classroom, this time teaching marine insurance. Everything from the Lord Mansfield's landmark eighteenth century opinions to the latest thorny U.S. marine insurance cases.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed the rule that a longshoreman cannot sue a vessel owner for injuries sustained as a result of an "open and obvious" condition. In Tr
One theme in the law is the way older commercial concepts often take on an enlarged role in civil litigation. One example is the shipowner's duty to provide a seaworthy vessel to someone who signs on
These are unprecedented times in which we wonder how many friends and loved ones may fall victim to coronavirus, and when normal economic activity can resume and erase some of the job and financial ma