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• A Houseboat is Not a Vessel – United States Supreme Court Rules in Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach
• New York Court of Appeals Rules that Conflict-of-Law Analysis is Unnecessary When Contract Contains New York Choice-of-Law Clause
• Eastern District of New York Awards Injured Seaman $1.7 Million under Jones Act
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms District Court's Denial of Fuel Supplier's Equitable Subordination Claim Against U.S.
• US Office of Foreign Assets Control Issues Guidance on Iran Sanctions
• Eleventh Circuit Defines Navigable Waters
• Chalos & Co, P.C. – International Law Firm Featured in Issue No. 16 of the Arbitration Watch
• District Court Finds Immunity for Deepwater Horizon Spill Responder
• Second Circuit Finds Vessel Liable in rem for Damage to Cargo
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
• Eastern District of Louisiana Judge Determines FFAs are Not Maritime Contracts
• BP Reaches Record $4 Billion Criminal Settlement with US in Connection with Deepwater Horizon Incident
• Applicability of Force Majeure Clauses in the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
• Southern District of New York Dismisses Case Brought by Barge Owner for City of New York's Failure to Open Drawbridge to Vessel Traffic
• Florida Mediation Rules Require Physical Presence of Full Decision Makers of Both an Insured Party and Its Insurance Representative
• Second Circuit Vacates District Court's Dismissal of Action Seeking a Declaratory Judgment that Owner was Not Bound to Arbitrate Dispute
• Eleventh Circuit Validates Forum-Selection Clause in Cruise Passenger Contract
• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses District Court Decision Dismissing Negligence Claims against Carnival Cruise Lines
• Michelle Otero Valdés Presents at 67th Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference
• Chalos & Co, P.C. Featured in Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee Summer Newsletter
• Scope of Employers' Vicarious Jones Act Liability Addressed by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• U.S. Government to Enforce New Fuel Limitations on all Vessels Operating in U.S. Waters
• Intermediary Banks in NYC – A Great Source of Information to Find A Debtor's Assets
• Chalos & Co, P.C. to be Featured in July 2012 IBA Maritime Newsletter
• Chalos & Co, P.C. Featured in May 2012 IBA Maritime and Transport Law News
• Ninth Annual Shiparrested.com Members' Meeting to Take Place in New York City in May
• The Propeller Club of New York/New Jersey to Host Second Annual New York Harbor Cruise
• George M. Chalos to Present at Upcoming SMA Luncheon
• George M. Chalos Featured in February 16, 2012 Issue of Fairplay Magazine
• George M. Chalos Presents at CMA Shipping 2012
• Chalos & Co, P.C. to be Featured in Upcoming IBA Maritime Newsletter
• Second Circuit Holds Damages under COGSA Limited to Actual Freight Unit of Each Item
• Chalos & Co, P.C. – International Law Firm to Expand and Lands Big Fish in Miami
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Order Vacating Attachment of Released Funds from Court's Registry
• George M. Chalos Elected President of the NY/NJ Propeller Club
• U.S. Judge Denies BP's Bid to Access $750 Million of Insurance Coverage
• US Coast Guard Updates NPFC Pollution Fund Claim Procedures
• Decision of Interest in DEEPWATER HORIZON Litigation
• Fifth Circuit Holds Pollution Insurance Policy Wording to be Ambiguous
• Chalos & Co, P.C. Featured in The Arbitrator
• Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claim Against U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Alleged Failure to Advise of Known Hazards
• Reinsurer Fined for Apparent Iranian Sanction Violations
• U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms "Any Part" Causation Standard in FELA Cases
• Iranian Shipping Line Indicted for Alleged Illegal Use of Manhattan Banks
• Chalos & Co, P.C. Selected to Host Shiparrested.com Ninth Members' Meeting in NYC
• George M. Chalos to Present at Risk Management in Shipping Conference 2011
• Fifth Circuit Holds Injured Employee of Insured's Contractor Not Excluded from Coverage
• Fifth Circuit Holds Vessel Owner Not Liable for Claims When Charterer Exceeded Their Authority by Failing to Sign Bills of Lading in Conformity with Mate's Receipts
• New York Appellate Division (1st Dep't) Permits Pre-Award Attachments in International Arbitration
• Fourth Circuit holds Federal Government Immune from Contribution in Third-Party Death Action
• Fifth Circuit Upholds Enforcement of "No Oral Modification" Clause in Ship Owners Agreement
• Oil Spill Recovery Vessel Crew Entitled to Overtime Wages for "On Call" Time
• Unknown Owner of Abandoned Anchor Blamed for 2004 M/T ATHOS I Oil Spill
• FFAs: Maritime Contracts or Not?
• Plaintiff Entitled to Jury Trial When Asserting Admiralty and Diversity Claims Arising From Same Set of Facts
• New United States Sanctions Against Libya
• Army Corps of Engineers Immune from Liability for Failure to Dredge
• Chalos & Co Featured in Seadebt International's Online Magazine
• Cash Payments to Political Candidates for Future Favoritism Not A Crime Under The Hobbs Act
• Ninth Circuit Vacates Public Corruption Conviction Due to Brady/Giglio Violation by Prosecution
• George M. Chalos to Present at Marine Log's Tugs & Barges 2011 Conference & Expo
• Second Circuit Overrules Judge Hellerstein and Confirms that EFTs Attached Pre-Jaldhi Must Be Vacated Despite Equitable Considerations
• Fourth Circuit Rules Sentencing Error Substantially Affected Defendants Rights
• George M. Chalos Presents at International Oil Pollution Conference in Quebec City
• Workers Compensation: Using Kelly and Burns Calculations to Determine Claimants' Compensation
• Sixth Circuit Rules that Failure to Notify Coast Guard of Hazardous Condition is a Continuing Offense for Establishing Venue
• Fifth Circuit reverses EDLa's grant of partial summary judgment in OPA case
• George M. Chalos to Present at CMA Shipping 2011
• Bill Introduced To Expand Definition of OPA 90 Responsible Parties
• Arbitration and Pre-Judgment Enforcement Devices
• New York Court of Appeals Rules that Unjustified Denial of a Peremptory Challenge Mandates Automatic Reversal
• Fifth Circuit Reverses District Court's Decision in Dispute between Insurers over P&I Exclusion
• George M. Chalos Featured in The Arrest News on Shiparrested.com
• Eastern District of Virginia Judges Interpret Piracy Statute in Conflicting Opinions
• Chalos & Co, P.C. Holds MARPOL Awareness Seminar at Piraeus Marine Club
• 3rd Circuit Affirms P&I Club Not Negligent in Failing to Notify Insured of Foreign Lawsuit
• Fifth Circuit Holds No Basis for Admiralty Jurisdiction When a Party Has Equitable Rather than Legal Claim to Title and Possession of a Vessel
• George M. Chalos Presents at Annual Marine Money Greek Ship Finance Forum
• Chalos & Co P.C. – International Law Firm Featured on Shiparrested.com
• 2d Circuit Affirms that Defendant's Appearance and Consent to Transfer Funds To Court's Registry in Rule B Action Does Not Waive Objection to Attachment
• George M. Chalos Appointed to the North American Maritime Ministry Association Industry Advisory Council
• Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Katrina Claims against Dredgers
• The Fifth Circuit finds District Court Improperly Applies Various Presumptions and Failed to Allocate Damages in Accordance with Parties Relative Fault in Breakaway Barge Allision Case
• Wrongly Accused Chief Engineer Takes Intentional Polluters To Task
• George M. Chalos named Co-Chairman of NY/NJ Propeller Club "Taste of New York/New Jersey" Event
• Chalos & Co P.C. – International Law Firm Featured in The Charterers Club's E-Bulletin – August 2010
• Piracy Indictment Gets Thrown Overboard by Federal Judge in Virginia
• Chalos & Co, P.C. Douses Fire in Quadruple Victories over Flame S.A.
• U.S. Prosecutors Dealt Major Blows in Favor of Fair Treatment of Foreign Seafarers
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that the Carmack Amendment No Longer Applies to Shipments Originating Overseas under a Single Through Bill of Lading
• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Finds No Coverage in Yacht Policy for Errors of Insured in Operation or Maintenance of Vessel
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals Reaffirms Jaldhi and Confirms that EFTs In Suspense Accounts May Not Be Reattached
• President Obama Signs Enhanced Iran Sanctions Legislation
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows Fisherman's Claim for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
• Fifth Circuit holds that owners of vessel sailing to New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina acted negligently
• The Supreme Court of Florida Rules That General Maritime Law and Florida State Law Permits Commercial Fishermen To Recover Damages for Economic Losses Caused By Negligent Release of Pollution
• London High Court Rules That Seizure by Pirates Does Not Place Vessel Off-Hire
• United States Coast Guard Academy Publishes Legal Desk Reference Outline and Instructions
• George M. Chalos Presents at Cyprus Shipping Chamber's June Members' Meeting
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules on Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence in U.S. v. Bonds
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals to Consider Issue of Whether Jaldhi Applies to Funds in Suspense Accounts
• U.S. Supreme Court Rules on "Relation Back" of Amended Pleadings Under Rule 15(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• US Prosecution of Suspected Marpol Violations - Whistleblowers: Are They Really Reliable?
• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that "Reasonable Suspicion" Is Not Required to Search Cabins of Crew Members During a Border Search of a Foreign Cargo Vessel
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Declines to Pierce The Corporate Veil When Fraud Not Adequately Plead By Plaintiff
• George M. Chalos Elected to the Board of Directors of the Propeller Club Port of New York/New Jersey Chapter
• George M. Chalos featured in April 2010 Issue of The Society of Maritime Arbitrators' THE ARBITRATOR Newsletter
• U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control Issues Interim Somalia Sanctions Regulations
• NOT GUILTY!! Chief Engineer Acquitted in Texas 'Magic Pipe' Pollution Trial
• President Barack Obama Issues Executive Order Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Somalia
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that Shipper of Defective Product Labeled As Its Own Can Be Held Liable as Apparent Manufacturer
• NY Court of Appeals Grants Summary Judgment on Scaffold Law Claim to Worker Unaware Safety Devices were Available
• 2d Circuit upholds Agreement to Arbitrate Seaman's Maintenance and Cure Claim
• Court Interprets Provision in Pollution Insurance Policy To Contain No Limits on Defense and Investigation Indemnification
• Eleventh Circuit Finds a Vessel in Drydock for Extensive Repairs is Still a Vessel for Purposes of Maritime Lien
• Judge Pauley Rules That Jaldhi and Hawknet Do Not Support Vacating Rule E(5) Bonds
• Second Circuit Rules that District Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Revoke Supervised Release After Release Term Had Ended
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals Grants Stay and Agrees To Hear Post-Jaldhi Rule B Case
• Judge Hellerstein Issues Rulings on Pending Motions to Vacate
• New York Court of Appeals issues significant decision on situs of intangible property for CPLR Attachment
• Fifth Circuit reverses and remands district court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration of a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement
• United States Supreme Court Denies Petition for Certiorari in The Shipping Corporation of India, Ltd. v. Jaldhi Overseas Pte Ltd
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals Finds That Employer Did Not Discriminate In Firing Sludge Boat Captain Who Lost His United States Coast Guard License
• George M. Chalos to Speak at Shiparrested.com Seventh Members' Meeting in Antwerp
• Piracy in the Gulf of Aden - George A. Gaitas featured in The SeaNation
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals Considers Issues of Insurance Policy Coverage in Hurricane Katrina Related Litigation
• The U.S.'s Latest Proposed Iranian Sanction Legislation: What Does It Really Mean?
• Jaldhi Update - Clearing House Association L.L.C. Files Opposition to Jaldhi Petition for Certiorari
• First Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates and Remands Buzzards Bay Oil Spill Case for Further Analysis
• Life After Rule B - George M. Chalos Featured in February 2010 Issue of Maritime Risk International
• Proposed Legislation Seeks To Amend and Expand Iran Sanctions Act of 1996
• George M. Chalos to Present at CMA Shipping 2010
• SMA Arbitration Panel Rejects Claim of Force Majeure
• Chalos & Co. on CNBC
• New York State Appellate Division upholds NY State standards for discharge of ballast water in State waters
• SMA Arbitration Panel holds that structural failure at load port does not constitute force majeure
• IRS Establishes Task Force to Establish Tax Filing Compliance of Foreign Vessels
• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Rules That the Prevailing Party in a Dispute Arising From a Dredging Contract Is Not Entitled To an Award of Attorneys' Fees
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Vacatur of Maritime Attachment for Failure to State a Prima Facie Breach of Contract or Unjust Enrichment Claim
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Case for Forum Non Conveniens, Finding Mexico to be an Adequate and Available Alternative Forum
• Petition For Certiorari Filed With U.S. Supreme Court In The Shipping Corporation Of India V. Jaldhi
• Judge Marrero Grants Interlocutory Appeal In Rule B Bond Agreement Case
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Breaching Party has Greater Obligation to Mitigate Damages
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Revised Hawknet Decision and Confirms Retroactivity of Jaldhi
• Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Confirms That Breach Of A Shipbuilding Contract Does Not Give Rise To A Maritime Claim
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals Rules That The Phrase "To Be" In a Forum Selection Clause Is  Mandatory Language
• Second Circuit Rules that Demurrage and Deadfreight Claims Are Not Severable Maritime Obligations In A Mixed Contract And Existence of a Demurrage Clause Does Not Create Maritime Jurisdiction
• Rule B Update – Second Circuit Court of Appeals Confirms Jaldhi's Retroactive Application
• Kassian Navigation's Probation Terminated Early for Extraordinary Environmental Compliance Measures
• Chalos & Co Presents Key Note Speech at Marine Money Asia Conference (September 28-29, 2009)
• U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Shipping Industry and Finds Valdez, Alaska's Municipal Tax Ordinance Unconstitutional
• Ninth Circuit Refuses to Apply the Pennsylvania Rule to Jones Act Claim
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals Overules Winter Storm Shipping Ltd. v. TPI and Holds That Electronic Fund Transfers (EFTs) Processed By Intermediary Banks Are Not Property Subject to Rule B Attachment
• LMAA Arbitration Clause in S&P Contract Instructive in Finding Maritime Jurisdiction
• Pilot of the M/V COSCO BUSAN to serve 10 months in Jail
• Shiparrested.com Conference at Limassol, Cyprus (June 11 -13, 2009)
• Chalos & Co Launches Houston Office - April 1, 2009
• Chalos & Co Sponsors Legal Seminar at CMA 2009
• Lloyds Shipping Awards (Athens, Greece)
• George M. Chalos Speaks on US Marpol Liabilities and Fair Treatment of Seafarers in India - November 17-19, 2008
• ITIC Forum 2008
• E&E Environmental Conference - August 25-27, 2008
• Posidonia 2008
• Practice of Maritime Business - Sharing Experience at Odessa, Ukraine - May 29-30, 2008
• George M. Chalos presents a paper at the Nautical Institute's "Pollution from Ships" Seminar in Southampton, UK on November 9-10, 2007
• Standard Club International Pollution Seminar (Genoa & Athens)
• George M. Chalos Presents Speech at Gulf Maritime 2007, Expo Centre, Sharhjah, United Arab Emirates - April 16 - 18, 2007
• George M. Chalos delivers presentation in Novorossiysk, Russia on Rule B Maritime Attachments at the Novo 2007 conference
• US Coast Guard, National Pollution Funds Center grants ATHOS I entitlement to limitation of liability and pays USD 77,181,859.54 for OPA 2704 damages
• Italian Ship Owner Awarded USD 1,929,822.44
• George M. Chalos delivers speech and presentation in Athens, Greece at the Mare Forum 2006