It was a privilege addressing the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute this past Saturday at its annual seminar, held this year in New Orleans. My subject was the United States Supreme Court's decision in Dutra Group v. Batterton, issued just one week ago. In...

It's great to be back in the classroom, this time teaching marine insurance. Everything from the Lord Mansfield's landmark eighteenth century opinions to the latest thorny U.S. marine insurance cases.

These are unprecedented times in which we wonder how many friends and loved ones may fall victim to coronavirus, and when normal economic activity can resume and erase some of the job and financial market losses. For my part I feel lucky in that my business model...

Arbitration is a popular topic but many people in the business world may still wonder what it means. Some aren’t sure about the difference between arbitration and litigation, while others mix arbitration up with mediation. Arbitration and litigation have this much in...

In the latest trade news, U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on imports from Mexico unless the Mexican government does more to stem the flow of immigration across the U.S. southern border. In a press conference in London, the President announced that...

This Fall, I will again be teaching a course on international trade and maritime law at the Charleston School of Law in Charleston, South Carolina. The formal title of the class is "International Trade and Carriage of Goods." The concept of the class is to integrate...