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Using Accident Reports in Casualty Litigation

Most significant maritime accidents are investigated by port state or flag state authorities who usually issue reports of their findings. These reports often contain findings that would be useful in the litigation that frequently results from a maritime accident. Getting these reports admitted into evidence or otherwise using them in litigation, however, can be challenging. (View PDF to read the rest of this article)

This article by Alan M. Weigel, of counsel at Blank Rome, is one in a series of articles written for Blank Rome Maritime's quarterly Mainbrace newsletter. To view the other articles in the December 2011 edition of Mainbrace, please click here.