The Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. § 30501 et seq., is a special protection available to a vessel owner (and in some instances vessel charterers) whose vessel allegedly caused damage to persons or property. When certain elements are satisfied, a vessel owner can limit total liability to the value of the vessel and
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Spoliation of Evidence in Louisiana
By Kean Miller on
Posted in General Litigation, Louisiana In General
Spoliation of evidence is the evidentiary doctrine that refers to destruction or significant alteration of evidence, or the failure to preserve evidence, for another’s use as evidence in pending or future litigation. While there can be a statutory duty, a contract, a special relationship between the parties, or an affirmative agreement or undertaking to preserve…