Admiralty in a nutshell
By: by Frank L. Maraist, Thomas C. Galligan, Catherine M. Maraist
Contributors: Galligan, Thomas C.; Maraist, Catherine M.
Edition: 6th ed.
Series: West nutshell series; Nutshell series
Publisher: West/Thomson Reuters business
Published: 2010
Place of publication: St. Paul, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
ISBN-13: 9780314926999
Subjects: Admiralty; Maritime law
Other titles: Admiralty
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Indicia of jurisdiction; title: Scope of the maritime jurisdiction; title: Substantive maritime law : contracts for carriage of goods; title: Liens on maritime property; title: The seaman's employment contract, wages and compromise of claims; title: Marine insurance; title: Towage and pilotage; title: Salvage; title: General average; title: Maritime tort law; title: Collision law; title: Worker injury claims; title: Wrongful death; title: Platform injuries; title: Sovereign immunity; title: Joint and several liability, indemnity and contribution; title: Limitation of liability; title: Jurisdiction and procedure in maritime claims.