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Recent Decisions, Susan A. Shands
Recent Decisions, Susan A. Shands
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This case presented the district and circuit courts with the problem of how to maneuver the forum's conflict of laws rules in order to apply Texas law to an injury caused by a defective product manufactured in Texas when the injury occurred on foreign soil. On a policy basis, the lower courts did make the more equitable decision in applying Texas law. Viewed under one commentator's test, both lower courts were applying the law that would give the most predictable and uniform results, maintain international and interstate order, simplify the judicial task, advance the forum's interest, and apply the better …
Case Digest, Journal Staff
Case Digest, Journal Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
1. ADMIRALTY
Payment of Wages to Discharged Seaman is not Limited to Direct Cash Payment if other Methods are more Appropriate
Rules for the Transfer of an Admiralty Suit to another Forum are the Same for in Rem as for In Personam Actions
Longshoremen Injured on Employer's Vessel have a Negligence Action against that Employer for Non-stevedore Caused Injuries
Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Availability of an Alternative Forum denies Foreign Seaman Access to Federal Courts
Longshoreman's Employer is not a Necessary or Indispensable Party to Longshoreman's Action against Shipowner for Negligence
Wrongful Death Remedy under Decisional Maritime Law …
Recent Decisions, John E. Drake, Heidi A. Rohrbach, John R. Hellinger, Elizabeth G. Browning
Recent Decisions, John E. Drake, Heidi A. Rohrbach, John R. Hellinger, Elizabeth G. Browning
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
CHOICE OF LAW--WRONGFUL DEATH--GOVERNMENTAL-INTEREST ANALYSIS DETERMINES LAW APPLICABLE TO MEASURE OF DAMAGES IN CLAIMS ARISING FROM FOREIGN Air CRASH
John Edison Drake
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES--FREE MOVEMENT OF WORKERS--COURT OF JUSTICE SETS GUIDELINES FOR USE BY MEMBER STATES OF THE PUBLIC POLICY EXCEPTION IN ARTICLE 48
Heidi A. Rohrbach
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TAX TREATIES--UNITED STATES MAY USE THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SUMMONING AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN DOMESTIC INFORMATION SOLELY TO AID A FOREIGN DOMESTIC TAX INVESTIGATION PURSUANT TO A TAX TREATY
John R. Hellinger
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TREATY INTERPRETATION--WARSAW CONVENTION-- PASSENGERS UNDERGOING SEARCH PREREQUISITE TO BOARDING ARE ENGAGED IN OPERATIONS OF EMBARKING
Elizabeth Graeme Browning