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Vessel Flag and Nationality
Under international law, every merchant ship must be registered with a country, known as the flag state. Indeed, one of the premises of the principle of freedom of the high seas is that all states have the right to grant nationality to a vessel. The…
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Maritime Appeals
Maritime Appeal Attorney Legal Services Mr. Llinás is an active appellate attorney who routinely handles claims in federal and state appellate courts. His most recent appellate successes include a winning opinion from the United States Court of Appe…
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Admiralty Jurisdiction
The Constitution delegates jurisdiction over admiralty cases to the federal courts. U.S. Const. art. III, §2. Congress, under the Judiciary Act of 1789, gave the district courts exclusive jurisdiction over admiralty and maritime cases, now codified…
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Choice Of Law/Alter Ego Issues
Foreign ship owners and operators can be subject to liability under the Jones Act. In federal district court, sitting in admiralty, resolution of a shipowner’s motion to dismiss Jones Act claims, on forum non conveniens grounds, depends entirely on…
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