As admiralty law--the field of marine casualties and transactions--involves issues ranging across civil procedure, comparative law, conflict of laws, constitutional law, contracts, creditors" rights, environmental law, federal courts, insurance, international law, legislation, products liability, property, remedies, torts, and wokers" compensation, Robertson (U. of Texas School of Law), Friedell (Rutgers U. School of Law), and Sturley (U. of Texas School of Law) have selected the materials for this teaching casebook with the intention of maximizing the admiralty course"s potential for integrating the knowledge students have gained from other courses in the basic law school curriculum. The cases are presented along with textual commentary in chapters devoted to admiralty jurisdiction, conceptual structure, and practice; personal injury, death, and tortuous harm to property; carriage of goods; collision; towage and pilotage; general average; salvage; maritime liens and ship mortgages; limitation of liability; marine insurance; sovereign immunity; and forum shopping. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)