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Admiralty Law - Are Seamen Still The "Wards Of Admiralty"? Sutton V. Earles: Ninth Circuit Extends Loss Of Society Damages To Non-Dependent Parents Of Non-Seamen In Maritime Wrongful Death Action, Arthur F. Mead Ill
Golden Gate University Law Review
This comment compares the Ninth Circuit's holding with the approaches other courts have taken regarding loss of society damages and the dependency rule for awarding such recovery in maritime wrongful death actions. This comment concludes that, although the Ninth Circuit's decision was an empathetic attempt at developing the law of maritime damages, the holding's glaring conflict with the spirit of the maritime remedial statutory scheme is exemplary of a growing problem in maritime law. Specifically, as judges struggle to keep the rules of admiralty current with common law developments outside the maritime context, the separation of judge-made doctrine from Congressional …
Admiralty Law, Lyle C. Cavin Jr., Esq., Philip A. Rush
Admiralty Law, Lyle C. Cavin Jr., Esq., Philip A. Rush
Golden Gate University Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Supremacy Of United States (Maritime) Law Revisited, Andrew Brown
The Supremacy Of United States (Maritime) Law Revisited, Andrew Brown
Annual Survey of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Cleaning Up Punitive Damages: A Statutory Solution For Unguided Punitive-Damages Awards In Maritime Cases, Richard A. Chastain
Cleaning Up Punitive Damages: A Statutory Solution For Unguided Punitive-Damages Awards In Maritime Cases, Richard A. Chastain
Vanderbilt Law Review
Intentionally destroying property-boundary markers by sawing down the posts.' Causing environmental disasters. Fraudulently refusing to settle insurance claims within coverage limits. Bad-faith dealing in big oil contracts. Hiding mild weather damage to new vehicles. Creating and marketing cigarettes while knowing about their carcinogenic risks. Contributing to automobile accidents. No, these are not items on some nefarious villain's to-do list. These are all examples of cases where courts have awarded punitive damages against the tortfeasors on top of their compensatory liability. While each tort is unquestionably wrong, some certainly appear more wrong than others.
In recent years, punitive damages have become …
Punitive Damages In U.S. Maritime Law: Miles, Baker, And Townsend, David W. Robertson
Punitive Damages In U.S. Maritime Law: Miles, Baker, And Townsend, David W. Robertson
Louisiana Law Review
No abstract provided.
Introduction: Twenty-Five Years Of The Gulf Of Maine Judgment, Charles H. Norchi
Introduction: Twenty-Five Years Of The Gulf Of Maine Judgment, Charles H. Norchi
Faculty Publications
An overview and retrospective on the Gulf of Maine Maritime Boundary case. This decision is a milestone in oceans law, and it continues to effect fisheries, oil and gas exploration, alternative energy production, and other issues in Canadian-American relations and beyond.
When International Law Was Made In Maine: The Gulf Of Maine Judgment At 25 Years, Charles H. Norchi
When International Law Was Made In Maine: The Gulf Of Maine Judgment At 25 Years, Charles H. Norchi
Faculty Publications
A retrospective on the Gulf of Maine case and the contribution Maine's lawyers made to it.
Uncharted Waters: The Supreme Court Plots The Course To A Constitutional Bright-Line Restriction On Punitive Awards In Exxon Shipping Co. V. Baker, Michael L. Brooks
Uncharted Waters: The Supreme Court Plots The Course To A Constitutional Bright-Line Restriction On Punitive Awards In Exxon Shipping Co. V. Baker, Michael L. Brooks
Oklahoma Law Review
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Punitive Damages By Numbers: Exxon Shipping Co. V. Baker, Joni Hersch, W. Kip Viscusi
Punitive Damages By Numbers: Exxon Shipping Co. V. Baker, Joni Hersch, W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker is a landmark that establishes an upper bound ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages of 1:1 for maritime cases, with potential implications for other types of cases as well. This article critiques the Court’s reliance on the median ratio of punitive to compensatory damages in samples of verdicts to set an upper bound for punitive damages awards. Our critique of the approach draws on the properties of statistical distributions and a new analysis of cases with punitive damages awards. The Court’s conclusion that a 1:1 ratio establishes a …