- Admiralty
- Origin and Basis of Admiralty Jurisdiction and Practice
- Bases of Admiralty Law and Jurisdiction
- Courts Having Admiralty Jurisdiction
- Divestiture of Admiralty Jurisdiction
- Jurisdiction of Admiralty Courts
- Distinction Between Types of Jurisdiction
- Discretionary and Pendent Jurisdiction
- Forum Non Conveniens
- Jurisdiction Over the Parties or Property Involved
- Types of Proceedings in Admiralty: In Personam and In Rem
- Distinction between In Rem and In Personam Proceeding
- Availability of In Rem or In Personam Remedies
- When Proceeding In Rem Available
- Presence of Property (Res) in District
- Requirement of Lien
- When Proceeding In Personam Available
- Extent of In Personam Jurisdiction
- Foreign Nationals
- Reciprocity
- Extent of In Rem Jurisdiction-Generally
- Things Recognized as Vessels
- Jurisdiction over Seaplanes and Hydroplanes
- Jurisdiction Over Structures Attached to Land, Wharves, Docks, Piers, and Bridges
- “Dead Vessel” Doctrine
- Effect of Mooring or Docking On Jurisdiction
- Effect of Sovereignty on Jurisdiction
- Jurisdiction Over the United States Government
- Jurisdiction Over States and Local Governments
- Jurisdiction Over Foreign Sovereigns
- Waiver of Exemption
- Waiver of Exemption by United States
- Jurisdiction over the Subject Matter Involved
- Maritime Nature of Principal Subject
- Incidents of Principal Cause
- Accounting Matters
- Jurisdiction Over Navigable Waters
- Jurisdiction Over Flooded Lands and Man-Made Waterways
- Effect of Admiralty Jurisdiction Extension Act
- Standards for Determining Applicability of Jurisdiction
- Jurisdiction Over Actions Sounding in Contract
- Maritime Nature of Contracts
- Services or Employment Contracts
- Third-Party Rights and Agency Contracts
- Agreements or Transactions Preliminary or Subsequent to Maritime Contracts
- Contracts Embracing both Maritime and Nonmaritime Matters
- Contracts for Construction of Vessels
- Contracts for Reconstruction of Vessels
- Contracts for Purchase and Sale of Vessels
- Contracts For Repair And Supply Of Vessels
- Jurisdiction Over Actions Sounding In Tort
- Scope Of Tort Jurisdiction
- Admiralty Exemptions from Federal Tort Claims Act
- Who May Recover in Tort Actions
- Maritime Nature of Tort Test
- Locality and Locality-Plus Tests for Tort Actions
- Nonfatal Injuries
- Fatal Injuries
- Tort on Extension of Land
- Falling from Land into Navigable Water
- Admiralty Jurisdiction over Traditional Tort Claims
- Admiralty Jurisdiction over Collision Cases
- Admiralty Jurisdiction Over Pollution
- Admiralty Jurisdiction Over Other Torts
- Maritime Service Claims
- Services Considered Non-Maritime
- Maritime Wage claim
- Stevedores and Long Shore Workers
- Claims Arising Under Multiple or Other Theories
- Claims Arising Under Petitory and possessory suits
- Limitation of Ship owners’ Liability Act Claims
- Wharfage and Dockage
- Litigation Over Unseaworthiness
- Maritime Crimes
- Claims Arising Under Forfeitures and Penalties
- Claims Relating to Payment of Customs Duties
- Claims Relating to Salvage of Vessel
- Jurisdiction Under “Saving to Suitors” Clause
- Law Governing Remedies in Admiralty
- What Law Governs Admiralty Actions
- General Maritime Law in Admiralty Actions
- Effect of Federal Statutes in Admiralty Actions
- Law of Flag in Admiralty Actions
- International Law in Admiralty Actions
- Effect of Parties’ Choice of Law in Admiralty Actions
- The Role of State Law in Admiralty Actions
- Enforcement of State-Created Liens in In rem or In Personam Admiralty Actions
- State Choice of Law Clauses
- State Law as an Aid to Interpretation of Admiralty Law
- Use of State Law to Supplement or Expand Admiralty Law
- Application of State Law in Particular Instances
- “Saving-to-Suitors” Clause
- Suits by or Against The United States
- Enforcement of Mortgages and Liens
- Wrongful Death Actions
- Governing Law in Wrongful Death Actions
- Comparative Negligence and Other Defenses
- Death on the High Seas Act – Generally
- Survival Provision and Actions in Death on the High Seas Act
- Death on the High Seas Act Relation to Other Statutes
- State Wrongful-Death Acts
- Jurisdiction under the Death on the High Seas Act
- Admiralty Practice and Procedure
- Process and Pleading
- Identification of Admiralty Claims
- Identification of Actions as Civil or Admiralty
- Complaints
- Additional Content of In Rem Complaint
- Verification of Complaint
- Service of Interrogatories with Complaint
- Admiralty Process
- Acquiring Jurisdiction In Personam
- Constitutionality of Arrest and Attachment
- Necessity of Judicial Participation
- Necessity for Postseizure Hearing
- Territorial Limits of Service
- Service of Process in Multidistrict States
- Application of State Long-arm Statutes
- When minimum contacts are required
- Prepayment of costs or security
- Execution of Process
- Preservation of Property
- Matters Distinctive to In Personam Attachment and Garnishment
- Means of Obtaining a Writ
- Presence of Defendant as Precluding Writ
- Use of Attachment to Obtain Security
- Agent for Service of Process
- Burden of Ascertaining Defendant’s Presence
- Applicability of State Attachments Law
- Availability of State Attachment Process
- Duration of Writ’s Effect
- Dissolution of Attachment or Garnishment
- In Rem Arrest
- Duration of Arrest Warrant’s Effect
- Ancillary Process of In Rem Arrest
- Arrest in Possessory, Petitory, or Partition Actions
- Notice of Arrest or Attachment
- Answers to Attachment and Garnishment
- Answers by Garnishee
- Answers by Holder of Intangible Property
- Answers by Defendant in Maritime Attachment or Garnishment Cases
- Answers to Arrest
- Filing of Claim and Answer
- Answer to Interrogatories
- Effect of Failure to File Claim; Faulty Filing of Claim
- Restricted Appearances
- Release of Attached or Arrested Property
- Providing Security for Res
- Manner of Disputing Amount of Security for Res
- Effect of Insufficient Security for Res
- Waiver of Jurisdictional Defects
- Special Bond
- Fixing Amount of Bond
- General Bond
- Security for Counterclaims
- Modification of Security for Res
- Substitution of Surety for Res
- Liability of Surety
- Obtaining Release of Res
- Right to Hearing for Obtaining Release of Res
- Payment of Costs as Condition to Release
- Rearrest and Reattachment of Property
- Action by Surety Against Res
- Sale of Res
- Interlocutory Sale of Res
- Sale of Res upon Final Order
- Parties to Admiralty Actions
- Defendants and Claimants in proceedings In Rem
- Joinder of In Rem and In Personam Defendants
- Intervention of Parties
- Class Actions
- Real Parties in Interest who may sue
- Agent or Proctor as Party to Suit
- Assignee or Assignor as Party to Suit
- Bailee or bailor as party to suit
- Insurer or Insured as Party to Suit
- Third-Party Practice
- Impleader by Defendant in Civil Case
- Plaintiff’s Ability to Bring Direct Action Against Third Party
- Impleader of Nonadmiralty Claim
- Trial
- Reference to Master at Trial
- Findings of Court at Trial
- Burden of Proof at Trial
- Award of Prejudgment Interest
- Jury Trials
- Jury Trials under Alternative Jurisdictional Ground
- Advisory Jury Impaneled to Decide Maritime Claim
- Jury Trials as Affected by Official Identification of Claim as Maritime
- Effect where Right to Jury Trial Arises in State Court Admiralty Action
- Jury Trials Affected by Unification of Civil and Admiralty Rules
- Jury Trials as Affected by Consolidation or Counterclaim
- Jury Trials in Third-Party Action
- Great Lakes Case
- Jones Act Claim Joined with Traditional Admiralty Claim
- Costs and Fees
- Expert Witness Fees
- Attorney’s Fees; Court Costs; Fees for Preparation of Briefs
- Costs and Fees for Maps; Surveys; Models; Items Prepared to Assist Trial
- Seamen’s Costs and Fees, Exemption from Prepayment
- Appeal and Review
- Review of District Court Orders and Decisions in the Court of Appeals
- Notice of Appeal
- Necessity of Surety Joining in Appeal
- Stay of Proceedings Pending Appeal
- Scope of Review in Appeal
- Appealable Orders
- Appeals of Final Decisions
- Certification for Appeal
- Interlocutory Orders
- Certification of Controlling Question of Law
- Review by Supreme Court
- Review of State Court Decisions by Supreme Court
- Review by Proceeding for Extra Ordinary Writ in Supreme Court
- Attorneys
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