Title: Admiralty in a nutshell /
Authors: Maraist, Frank L.; Galligan, Thomas C.
Publisher: Thomson/West,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Admiralty United States.; Maritime law United States.
Contents: Introduction -- Indicia of jurisdiction -- Scope of the maritime jurisdiction -- Substantive maritime law : contracts for carriage of goods -- Liens on maritime property -- The seaman's employment contract, wages and compromise of claims -- Marine insurance -- Towage and pilotage -- Salvage -- General average -- Maritime tort law -- Collision law -- Worker injury claims -- Wrongful death -- Platform injuries -- Sovereign immunity -- Joint and several liability, indemnity and contribution -- Limitation of liability -- Jurisdiction and procedure in maritime claims.