Limitation of Liability of Vessel Owners

Lender/Owners and CERCLA: Title and Liability

Ship-owners’ decisions to outsource vessel management

Shipping companies frequently outsource the management of their vessels. In this paper, we use data from Lloyd’s Register Fairplay (2009) on 45,456 vessels belonging to 9,580 different shipowners to investigate the extent of outsourcing in shipping and to identify key factors affecting the likelihood of outsourcing. The results of our econometric analysis indicate that ship-owners’ decisions to...

The Supreme Court's limitation of managed-care liability.

This article summarizes and critiques the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila, which limited managed care organizations' liability for negligent decisions about the care of patients in private employer-sponsored health plans governed by ERISA. It contrasts the Court's dichotomous view of health benefit plans, in which insurers administer contracts and treating physician...

Law Enforcement; a Function of Criminal Liability or Civil Liability

Despite the fact that in investigations and legal writings enough consideration has been paid to the founding principles and rules governing civil and criminal liability as well as damages of crime, the legal or disciplinary responsibility accompanying these two types of legal responsibilities has not been taken seriously into account and the people involved it - in particular, the authorities ...

a review of international conventions about the global limitation of liability in maritime law

the concept of limitation of liability has been recognized in the 11th century and developed in national legislations until 19th century. considering the importance of maritime transport as the backbone of international trade and great potential for conflict of laws in maritime transport, the need for harmonizing international maritime law, particularly the law on limitation of liability, becam...