Banquet Highlights

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2016 Loyola Maritime Law Journal banquet. It was a great success. I hope everyone who attended enjoyed the night. For those of you who were not able to make it to the banquet, below are some of the highlights: The upcoming Summer edition, Volume 15, Issue 2 will include the following articles: Piracy Waters: Notes from the Field(s)By: Thomas M. Brown, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Marine Transportation, Texas A&M University at Galveston Octopus Arms: The Reach of OCSLA after Valladolid By: Matthew H. Ammerman, Law Offices of Matthew H. Ammerman, P.C. The BP Gulf Oil Spill: What We Have Learned About Civil Liability, and Shared ResponsibilityBy: Sarah Thompson Recklessness: A Billion Dollar QuestionBy: Amanda Huff Brown Medicare Set-Asides in Maritime Personal Injury and Jones Act ClaimsBy: Olga Fofanova Jones Act Status: How the Naquin and Dize Decisions Perpetuate Status Confusion and Prove Need for ClarificationBy: Angela M. Gennaro Pollution on the High Seas: From Jurisdiction to Enforcement and all the Moving Parts in BetweenBy: Emily Hall & Bryan O’Neill Four student comments were also selected for publication in Volume 16, Issue 1: Expanding Application: The Immediate Need for Revision of the Seaman’s Manslaughter Act in Light of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and United States v. KaluzaBy: Nicholas Bergeron*Nicholas was selected as the recipient of the Kean Miller award for the best comment in his class Caught in The Net of Vicarious JurisdictionBy: Alex Lauricella Regulating the Treatment and Discharge of Ballast Water to Protect the Economy and Ecology of the United States By: Lindsey Ajubita Just Because It’s Legal, Doesn’t Make It RightBy: Patrick Gabb  Below are some photos from the night: Mr. George Tsimis, S.V.P. – Claims Director – General Counsel of The American Club, giving the keynote address.Former Editor in Chief, Daniel Stanton of Kean Miller, presenting the Kean Miller Award for the best student comment to Nicholas Bergeron. Bryan O’Neill, Editor in Chief 2015-2016, passing on the torch to incoming Editor in Chief 2016-2017, John Yadamec. Benefactor sponsors, Chaffe McCall, with Mr. George Tsimis. Thank you to our Business Manager, Ms. Michelle Morlier, for being an invaluable part of the Loyola Maritime Law Journal.