Maritime Lawyer

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From the supplier: The US Supreme Court's 1990 decision in Miles v Apex Marine Corp has created confusion and contradictions in maritime law for the past five years. Now some courts are beginning to give that ruling a narrower interpretation, but the high court should still address the issue again before Congress finds it necessary. The Miles ruling held that, due to an unfortunate convergence of the Jones Act and general maritime law, most damages sought in a seaman's wrongful death are barred. This goes against maritime and US legal tradition.

Citation Details
Title: Recoverable damages in admiralty and maritime cases: muddied waters after Miles v. Apex Marine.
Author: James A. George
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1995
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 31 Issue: n5 Page: 58(6)

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