Maritime Law

Maritime law practitioners understand the various challenges facing the maritime and admiralty legal community, from varied business concerns to emerging regulatory requirements. Whether you represent a seaman or seawoman injured on a vessel in international waters pursuing a workers’ compensation claim, or could use assistance in determining admiralty jurisdiction for a commercial cruise line, FindLaw’s Corporate Counsel Center Law Library has a collection of articles to assist your practice. Check out developments in the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) or how the Emergency National Flood Insurance Program can help your client receive a limited amount of insurance at less than actuarial rates. Click on the links below to learn more.

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Maritime Law Articles

Appellate Court Upholds Tulloch Decision

On June 19, 1998, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a significant decision concerning the regulatory authority of the Corps under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, National Mining Ass'n v. U.S. Army Corps of ...
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Coastal Barrier Resources Act

The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA), Public Law 97-348 (96 Stat. 1653; 16 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.), enacted October 18, 1982, designated various undeveloped coastal barrier islands, depicted by specific maps, for inclusion in the Coastal Barrier ...
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Defining a Seaman

For most workers injured on the job the only legal remedy is to pursue a workers' compensation claim against their employer. On the other hand, under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. |688 deg., injured seamen are provided with heightened legal protections.1 ...
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Dispute Avoidance and Dispute Resolution in China

While conducting business in China, foreign companies occasionally find themselves embroiled in disputes with Chinese individuals, companies, or the Chinese Government. The number of cases involving the first two categories far exceeds those of the ...
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Environmental Law

The year 2004 has proven to be another active year for environmental law in Canada, which continues to develop in response to international and domestic influences. A noteworthy example of an international event with potentially far-reaching ...
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Extension of Existing Drain Held to Require ILSA Permit

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that a project to extend an existing drain was not exempt from the permitting requirements of the Inland Lakes and Streams Act, currently codified as Part 301 of the Natural Resources and Environmental ...
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FAQ: International Law

What is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)?The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a U.S. law which makes it illegal for a U.S. person (citizen or company) or any person who acts on behalf of a U.S. person to offer, to pay, to promise to ...
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Federal Courts Uphold Expansive Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Over Wetlands, Tributaries And Other Non-Navigable Waters

The United States Supreme Court has been called upon repeatedly in the last five years to define the limits of federal regulatory jurisdiction over wetlands, isolated waters and other non-navigable water bodies. In the latest development under the ...
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Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Program

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Efficient, Effective, Consistent PROGRAM DESCRIPTION OCTOBER 1, 1998 Under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as ...
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FEMA’s Proposed New Insurance RequirementsMay Cause Hardship to Small Governments and Non-Profit Organizations

On February 23, 2000, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("Advanced Notice") for its Public Assistance Program. In the Advanced Notice, FEMA proposed that state and local governments ...
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