| Description |
x, 149 p. : ill. : 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Beware the wake: looming liability for boat capsizes (Engle v. Stull, 377 F.2d 930 (D.C. Cir. 1967)) -- Man overboard: proving that water and alcohol don't mix (Hutchinson v. Dickie, 162 F.2d 103 (6th Cir. 1947)) -- Youthful boat driver: testing the negligent entrustment doctrine (Pritchett v. Kimberling Cove, Inc., 568 F.2d 570 (8th Cir. 1977)) -- Sneaker waves: the duty to warn passengers (Weddle v. West, 275 F. Supp. 165 (W.D. Wash. 1967)) -- Whaling protests: don't mess with the Coast Guard (Woodyer v. U.S., 334 F. Supp. 2d 1263 (W.D. Wash. 2004)) -- What's in a name?: trademark infringements for speed boats (AMF Inc. v. Sleekcraft Boats, 599 F.2d 341 (9th Cir. 1979)) -- Swimmer alert: treading the currents of rescue attempts (Roane v. Greenwich Swim Committee, 330 F. Supp. 2d 306 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)) -- Wilderness paddling: legal grounds for prohibiting motors (Friends of Boundary Waters v. Robertson, 978 F.2d 1484 (8th Cir. 1992)) -- The perfect storm: boat damage from wind and waves (In Re Banks Petition, 133 F. Supp. 276 (E.D.N.Y. 1955)) -- Whitewater rafting: standards for assumption of the risk (Ferrari v. Grand Canyon Dories, 38 Cal. Rptr. 2d 65 (1995)) -- Plastic kayaks as widgets: litigating royalty payments (McClaran v. Plastic Industries, Inc., 97 F.3d 347 (9th Cir. 1996)) -- The perils of inner tubing: finding fault for personal injuries (Bjork v. Mason, 92 Cal. Rptr. 2d 49 (2000)) -- Oil spill: spoiling the waters of pleasure boaters (Oppen v. Aetna Insurance Co., 485 F.2d 252 (9th Cir. 1973)) -- The party barge: a test of maritime skills (Wade v. Grace, 902 S.W.2d 785 (Ark. 1995)) -- Release of liability: a matter of public policy (Dobratz v. Thomson, 455 N.W.2d 639 (Wisc. 1990)) -- Jet skis: a full-fledged vessel? (Keys Jet Ski, Inc. v. Kays, 893 F.2d 1225 (11th Cir. 1990)). |
| Subject |
Boats and boating -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Boating accidents -- United States.
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Liability (Law) -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9781614387398 (alk. paper) |
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1614387397 (alk. paper) |
| OCLC # |
808990398 |
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