Upcoming Admiratly Section Meetings and Events
AAJ Annual Convention

Education Program (CLE)
Sunday, July 13th 9:00 am- 12:15 pm
Grand Salon I (Level Five) - Marriott

Roundtable Meeting --add it to your calendar.
Sunday, July 13th 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Commonwealth A2 (Level Two) - Loews

Joint Reception Admiralty/Railroad add it to your calendar.
Tuesday, July 15th 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Meeting Room 412 - Marriott

In the Spring 2008 Newsletter

2008 Technical Correction of the Jones Act
By Ross Diamond III, Mobile, AL

As many Members have learned, a revision of the Jones Act recently passed and become law. The revision eliminated subsection (b) of the Jones Act as it was recodified in October 2006. The purpose of this article is to inform Membership on how the change came about and why subsection (b) was deleted from the statute.

In the fall of 2007, we learned that the House Judiciary Committee was considering a Technical Corrections Bill. The Bill was intended to revise and correct wording errors found in several sections of Title 46 as it was recodified in 2006. A Technical Corrections Bill merely cleans up legislative mistakes. A true Technical Corrections Bill is easy to pass because it is not. . .

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PASSENGER CLAIMS
By John H. (Jack) Hickey, Miami, FL

I. Venue

Why Can’t I File Suit Anywhere I Want? The Plaintiff Lives Here and She Bought the Ticket Here!

Venue selection clauses in the ticket are enforceable. See e.g., Shute v. Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc., 499 U.S. 585 (1996).

Venues for Major Cruise Lines

1. Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines: Miami
2. Carnival Cruise Lines: Miami
3. Norwegian Cruise Lines: Miami
4. Costa Cruise Lines: Fort Lauderdale
5. Princess Cruises: Los Angeles
6. Holland America: Seattle

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