Case Study: Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse and the Law
Date: May 23, 2024 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $143
Non-Member Price: $179
Areas of Law: For All Attorneys
Earn up to 3 credits! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- Daniel H. Wooster, Esq.
- Palmer Biezup & Henderson LLP, Philadelphia
Presenters
- Angie Fredrickson, Esq.
- Link Martyn, Philadelphia
- Simon Harter, Esq.
- Law Offices of Simon Harter, Esq., Princeton
- Paul T. Hofmann, Esq.
- Hofmann & Schweitzer, New York
- Captain John Konrad
- Master Mariner, Unlimited Tonnage
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of GCaptain - Gino A. Zonghetti, Esq.
- Kaufman Dolowich, Hackensack
Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Maritime and Admiralty Law Special Committee
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was a devastating disaster. As with all disasters, the ramifications are multifold, involving legal implications such as personal injury cases, impacts on trade, insurance questions, and environmental considerations.
Program Agenda:
- 11:00 | Introductions - Daniel H. Wooster, Esq.
- 11:05 | Industry overview - Daniel H. Wooster, Esq.; Captain John Konrad
- Marine casualty response and investigation
- Roles of the U.S. Coast Guard, NTSB, Corps of Engineers, and private parties - 11:30 | The role of the port authority; environmental issues - Angie Fredrickson, Esq.
- 11:50 | Salvage, general average, and marine insurance - Simon Harter, Esq.
- 12:15 | Admiralty procedure; limitation of liability - Gino A. Zonghetti, Esq.
- 12:40 | Personal injury and death claims - Paul Hofmann
- 1:05 | Property, cargo, and business-interruption claims - Daniel H. Wooster, Esq.
- 1:25 | Q&A
- 1:30 | Adjourn
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