Tulane Law Review, Volume 87, Numbers 5 & 6, 2013

According to the Washington and Lee rankings, the Tulane Law Review is ranked 18th for citations by courts and ranked 44th for citations by journals. Additionally, it is ranked 1st for citations by courts and journals in the field of maritime law, and it is ranked 1st for citations by courts and 2nd for citations by journals in the field of international law. It has a significant international circulation, maintains wide European readership, and is on a select list of minimum holdings for courts and libraries in the United Kingdom.

This Issue features papers from the 24th Admiralty Law Institute.


SYMPOSIUM:
MODERN MARINE INSURANCE: COVERAGES, CURRENT ISSUES, AND CONNECTIONS

• "Navigating the Murky Waters of Admiralty and Bankruptcy Law," Stewart F. Peck
• "Criminalization of Maritime Casualties Circa 2013," Robert B. Parrish, Thomas C. Sullivan & Shea M. Moser
• "Navigating the Rogue Waters of Inland Marine Transportation and the Impact of the Use of Third-Party Logistics Providers on Recovery for Cargo Loss and Damage," Jean M. Gardner
• "Breach of Warranty and Misrepresentation—USA," William C. Baldwin & C. Barrett Rice
• "Reform of the Insurance Law of England and Wales—Separate Laws for the Different Needs of Businesses and Consumers," Paul Jaffe
• "Direct Actions, Declaratory Actions, Abstention, Interpleaders, and Other Practical Considerations," Charles G. De Leo & LeRoy Lambert
• "The Central Role of P&I Insurance in Maritime Law," John D. Kimball
• "Offshore Energy Construction Insurance: Allocation of Risk Issues," Tim Taylor
• "Beyond the No-Contact Rule: Ex Parte Contact by Lawyers with Nonclients," George M. Cohen

ESSAY
• "Crisis Response and Continuity of Operations: A Personal Account of My Experiences During and After Hurricane Katrina," Jim Letten

COMMENTS
• "Will the Rigs-to-Reefs Experiment Be Based on the 'Best Scientific Information Available'?," Kara K. McQueen-Borden
• "'Reasons? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Reasons': Why United States District Courts Should Be Required To Explain 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) Resentencing Decisions," Paul E. Shelton

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
• "Orellana-Monson v. Holder: The Fifth Circuit Accepts the BIA’s Particularity and Social Visibility Requirements for Defining Membership of a Particular Social Group in Asylum Claims," Annalisa Cravens
• "Hodges v. Reasonover: The Louisiana Supreme Court Balances Policy Goals of Binding Arbitration and Attorney-Client Fiduciary Duty," Andrew E. Gerow
• "Planned Parenthood Ass’n of Hidalgo County Texas, Inc. v. Suehs: Abortion and the Right To 'Affiliate,'" James H. Miller
• "Louisiana Environmental Action Network v. City of Baton Rouge: The Fifth Circuit Follows the Trend and Finds the Clean Water Act’s Diligent Prosecution Bar Is a Nonjurisdictional Rule, to the Benefit of Citizen Suit Plaintiffs," Samuel E.P. Perrone


Editor in Chief
ANDREW BURKE KINGSLEY

Senior Managing Editor
CHRISTOPHER D. HILTON

Managing Editors
JULIE L. DE NEUFVILLE
LAUREN E. DUXSTAD
JENNIFER S. GISI
VICTORIA M. HARRISON
ALEXANDER C. LANDIN
ALI E. LOPEZ
KARA K. MCQUEEN-BORDEN
KATE E. RAINEY
DORIAN S. THOMAS
BRANDT M. TIERNEY
MAX M. WEISS
ERIN E. WEST

Senior Articles Editor
LINDSAY J. CALHOUN

Articles Editors
LAUREL R. BERNICK
KATHLEEN MCNEARNEY
CARLYN E. MILLER
JASON M. REMSEN
SYDNEY B. ROTH
ELLIOT W. SCHARFENBERG

Senior Associate Editor
R. HARRISON GOLDEN

Associate Editor
PAUL S. STEVENS, JR.

Senior Notes & Comments Editor
PAUL E. SHELTON

Notes & Comments Editors
SAMI N. ABOULHOSN
ERIN E. BAMBRICK
LUCY WOLFE

Symposium Editor
BRIAN HENTOSZ

Online Editor & Articles Editor
CASSANDRA R. HEWLINGS