Maraist, Frank L. <br/><br/>
Admiralty in a nutshell / 
 Admiralty 
by Frank L. Maraist, Thomas C. Galligan. 
 - 5th ed. 
 - St. Paul, Minn. :  Thomson/West Pub. Co.,  c2005. 
 - xliii, 414 p. ;  19 cm. 
 - West nutshell series .
 - Nutshell series. .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Indicia of jurisdiction -- Scope of the maritime jurisdiction -- Substantive maritime law : contracts for carriage of goods -- Liens on maritime property -- The seaman's employment contract, wages and compromise of claims -- Marine insurance -- Towage and pilotage -- Salvage -- General average -- Maritime tort law -- Collision law -- Worker injury claims -- Wrongful death -- Platform injuries -- Sovereign immunity -- Joint and several liability, indemnity and contribution -- Limitation of liability -- Jurisdiction and procedure in maritime claims. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0314159681 9780314159687 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005284102 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Admiralty--United States.<br/>Maritime law--United States.<br/>Scheepvaartrecht.<br/>Zeevervoersrecht.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF1105  / .M299 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>343.73/096  347.30396