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Administration officials have begun to engage in sufficient consultations before promulgating an implementation plan to accompany the White House’s "National Strategy for the Arctic Region" (the "Strategy") as a result of their acknowledged failure to engage in such consultations before the release of the Strategy this year.

$100 million worth of disputed crude oil remains onboard a tanker about 60 miles offshore of Galveston, Texas, awaiting lightering.

Since the 113th Congress passed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, Congress has not been able to accomplish much.

the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals once again addressed a critical issue facing businesses (and their insurers) whose operations have maritime connections: When is an employee considered a seaman?

In a stunning rebuff of Governor Corbett’s and the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s efforts to promote Marcellus Shale development, an en banc panel of the Commonwealth Court on July 26, 2012 voted 4 to 3 to overturn key provisions of Pennsylvania’s Unconventional Gas Well Impact Fee Act ("Act 13").

Pennsylvania's House of Representatives and Senate finally reached an agreement on drilling impact fee legislation by passing an amendment to the Oil and Gas Act, 58 P. S. § 601.101, et seq. As stated in the Committee Report to H.B. 1950, the Amendment is designed to provide for enhanced environmental protection, to authorize an impact fee on unconventional natural gas resources and to provide for municipal ordinances and zoning standards related to oil and gas development.

The Third Department in Ivory v. IBM, No. 516276, ruled on February 20, 2014 that plaintiffs exposed to toxic substances may recover medical monitoring.

In New Jersey, prenuptial agreements entered into between a husband and wife before the marriage are codified by statute and generally accepted by New Jersey courts.

It is well-established that the federal Home Affordable Modification Program ("HAMP") does not offer borrowers a private right of action to allege a lender or servicer violated HAMP.

Last month, we wrote about a proposed amendment to the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA") that would prohibit contractors from selling certain Chinese semiconductor...

Vessel owners rarely carry cargo for their own account. More commonly by far, a vessel owner will charter its vessel to another party to carry their (or their sub-charterer's) cargo.

The maritime version of "Murphy’s Law" can be a potential trap for participants in maritime tort litigation.

On March 3, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in In re M/V DG HARMONY, issued an important decision which clarifies the standard used to determine the liability of shippers and carriers transporting hazardous cargo under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA).

The U.S. Coast Guard recently published a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register announcing the availability of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 02-13 dated July 30, 2013 to provide guidance on Coast Guard policies and procedures regarding the inspection of U.S. vessels for voluntary compliance with the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.

On February 7, 2011, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") released a "Draft Plan to Study the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources" ("Draft Plan" or "Study").

The Administration further implemented its new Cuba policy facilitating passenger vessel service to Cuba and opening opportunities in Cuba's maritime, telecommunications, and construction sectors.

Enforcement of the North American Emission Control Area ("ECA") begins August 1, 2012.