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An exploration of how comparative negligence works under federal maritime law, ensuring that an injured person's partial fault reduces rather than eliminates their recovery.

Not every accident that involves water is a “maritime” case. Whether federal maritime law applies to an injury — rather than ordinary state tort law...

An exploration of how the "saving to suitors" clause impacts an injured plaintiff's right to a jury trial in maritime personal injury and death cases...

An analysis of shipowner duties, the traditional legal rule on ship doctor negligence, and the reasonable care standard governing maritime care.

An analysis of common carrier duties, strict vicarious liability, and extraterritorial scope under general maritime law.