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Admiralty Law Institute symposium: Damages in maritime cases

Author
various authors
Journal/Series
Tulane Law Review | Vol. 72(2&3); 383 - 1063; 681 p.
Date
1997
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-063891)
Publisher | Place of publication
Tulane University School of Law | New Orleans, LA, USA
Document type
Serial/multi-volume work
Language
English
Country/Territory
United States of America
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Transport/storage Oil pollution Marine pollution (ship-based sources) Liability/compensation
Abstract

Contents: 1. General overview of the nature and origin of damages, including a general historical and a philosophical review of damages under the tort system 2. Damage to natural resources and the costs of restorationn 3. The relationship of status and damages in maritime personal injury cases 4. Damages to cargo: The measure of damages to cargo - redux 5. English law - damage to the environment 6. Selected ethics issues in litigation practice 7. Damages in maritime cases: Environmental damages under federal law 8. Damages recoverable in death cases 9. Damages arising from breach of contract, loss of revenue, and 'indirect' damages 10. Elements of recovery in maritime personal injury cases 11. Modifying the amounts of damages 12. Maritime collision damage to vessels and fixed structures 13. Damages for personal injury and loss of life - the English approach