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Divided maritime bar agrees Limitation Act here to stay

While those who defend personal injury claims see the Limitation of Liability Act as essential, many plaintiffs’ lawyers have a visceral antipathy toward what they view as an outdated law.

Divided maritime bar agrees Limitation Act here to stay

The wreckage of the dive boat Conception on a dock in southern California, the result of a 2019 fire that killed 34 people (ASSOCIATED PRESS) While those who defend personal injury claims arising from maritime accidents see the Limitation of Liability Act as essential in protecting the country’s shipping industry, many plaintiffs’ lawyers have a

David J. Farrell, Jr. is President of The Maritime Law Association of the United States, founded in 1899. Its membership consists of 2,200 maritime lawyers and industry leaders. The association does not lobby because its members professionally represent a wide variety of interests, often conflicting. But on especially worthy public policies that would benefit from a legal solution with no downside, it adopts consensus resolutions, as it has done urging U.S. ratification of UNCLOS and the Rotterdam Rules.

David J. Farrell, Jr. is President of The Maritime Law Association of the United States, founded in 1899. Its membership consists of 2,200 maritime lawyers and industry leaders. The association does not lobby because its members professionally represent a wide variety of interests, often conflicting. But on especially worthy public policies that would benefit from a legal solution with no downside, it adopts consensus resolutions, as it has done urging U.S. ratification of UNCLOS and the Rotterdam Rules.

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