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Healy & Baillie has a long history of participating in major precedent-setting cases that are regularly cited by the courts. The firm's attorneys have authored and co-authored several maritime law texts. In addition, Healy & Baillie attorneys have trained many future maritime attorneys by teaching courses and lecturing at symposia around the world.

PUBLISHED CASES [coming soon]

BOOKS AND ARTICLES (In addition to these seminal works see our Bibliography for a more complete list.)

BOOKS

Sprague & Healy, Cases on Admiralty (1950)

Healy & Currie, Cases and Materials on Admiralty (1965)

Healy & Sharpe's Cases and Materials on Admiralty (1974; 2d ed. 1986; 3d ed. in preparation)

Maritime Law in Encyclopedia Brittanica (15th ed. 1974), included in "Transportation" in most recent printing, Nicholas J. Healy.

Healy & Sweeney, The Law of Collision (in preparation).

Time Charters (4th ed.) (Lloyd's of London Press 1995), John D. Kimball, Co-author.

Voyage Charters (Lloyd's of London Press 1993), John D. Kimball, LeRoy Lambert, Co-authors (with others).

Chapter on "Marinas" (Chapter XVI) of Recreational Law, subsequently issued as Volume 8, "Desk Reference" of Benedict on Admiralty, John C. Koster

Volumes 2B, 2C and 2D of Benedict on Admiralty,covering the Carriage of Goods by Sea, Charter Parties and Bills of Lading - Forms and Clauses, John C. Koster, Editor

A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method (2d ed. 1994), Richard V. Singleton (with John Dernbach)

SELECTED ARTICLES

"Associated Metals & Minerals v. M/V ALEXANDER'S UNITY: The Fifth Circuit Maintains Uniformity in Admiralty Law by Recognizing Hybrid Liens for Cargo Damage as Preferred Maritime Liens," 70 Tul. L. Rev. 801 (1995), Avisheh Avini.

Comment, General Agency Agreements and Admiralty Jurisdiction, 17 Conn.L.Rev. 595 (1985), cited in Exxon Corp. v. Central Gulf Lines, 500 U.S. 603, 610 (1991), W. Cameron Beard.

"Classification Societies: Their Liability--An American Lawyer's Point of View in Light of Recent Judgments," International Journal of Shipping Law, Part 2, March 1996, William N. France.

Chapters on Admiralty and Shipping, in NYU Annual Survey of American Law (most years from 1949 to 1987), Nicholas J. Healy.

"Basic Principles of the Law of Collision," , 22 J. Mar. L. & Com. 359, July/October 1991, Nicholas J. Healy (with Joseph C.Sweeney).

"The Oil Pollution Act of 1990," Il Diritto Marittimo, January March, 1991, Nicholas J. Healy, Gordon Paulsen, and Matthew Marion.

"Arbitration: Arbitrators Do Not Have Power To Award Attorney's Fees Unless The Arbitration Agreement So Provides," 14 J. Mar. L. & Comm. 370 (1982), John D. Kimball.

"Arbitration: Appearance Of Bias Is Not A Basis For Vacating An Award," 12 J. Mar. L. & Comm. 407 (1981), John D. Kimball.

"Vacating Maritime Arbitration Awards: Is it really possible?," 13 J. Mar L. & Comm. 71 (1981), John D. Kimball.

"Reliable Transfer Company v. United States: Proportional Fault Rule," (with ), 7 J. Mar. L. & Com. 293, October 1975, Nicholas J. Healy, John C. Koster.

Article: "Contrasting Views: Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp.: Supporting the Decision," Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Summer 1996, Philip S. LaPenta, Susan Emma Olick

"The 'Event' Debate in Asbestos-related Excess of Loss Reinsurance Disputes," Tort & Insurance Law Journal, (Volume 31, Nos. 3, Spring 1996), Michael J. Murphy, Robert E. Wilder.

"The Perils of Redomestication," Mealy's Reinsurance (July 1, 1996), and Mealy's Insurance Insolvency (July 17, 1996), Michael J. Murphy.

Stock Pledge Agreements and Lender Liability under OPA,"1996 Il Dritto Marittimo 282, Glen T. Oxton.*

"Ship Financing in China - An Introduction," 1996-97Euromoney Shipping Finance Annual 101, Glen T. Oxton, Sharon Chen of Healy & Baillie Hong Kong.

"Certain Issues Regarding New York Maritime Arbitration,"Shipping Law Journal (Chinese), Issue 2, 1992 "An Introduction to the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act," Maritime Trial (Chinese), Issue 2, June 1992, Genrong Yu.

TEACHING

New York University School of Law - Nicholas J. Healy, Adjunct Professor of Law, 1947 to present; John D. Kimball, Adjunct Professor of Law, 1986 to present.

New York Law School - John G. Ingram, Adjunct Professor of Law, 1975-1987.

Shanghai Maritime University - Genrong Yu, Instructor, International Shipping Department, 1985-1986.

Touro Law School - Howard M. McCormack, Adjunct Professor of Law, 1995 to present.

SYMPOSIA AND SEMINARS

"An Introduction to Digital Signatures," presented at the Hellenic-Norwegian American Chambers of Commerce Conference, New York, February 6, 1997, Glen T. Oxton.

"The Uses and Abuses of the Bankruptcy Code in Managing 'Mass Tort' Claims," presented at the Maritime Law Association Meeting, Hawaii, November, 1995, Jeremy J. O. Harwood.

"OPA: The Hairy Palm of Chartering," Paper presented at Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce Conference, New York, October 18, 1993, John D. Kimball.

"Protecting P & I Clubs in Maritime Bankruptcies," Paper presented at 1st International Conference of Maritime Law, Piraeus, Greece, May 29, 1992, John D. Kimball.

"New York Arbitration: Shipowners' New Choice?," presented at Marina Ming Wah Conference on How to Solve Shipowners' Practical Problems, June 27-28, 1992, Shekou, China, Genrong Yu.

"Current Topics of Interest in New York Arbitration," Paper presented at Japan Shipping Exchange, Tokyo, Japan, June 25, 1991, John D. Kimball.

"Discovery and Evidence Issues in Arbitration", Paper presented to Society of Maritime Arbitrators, New York, April 10, 1991, John D. Kimball.

"Bareboat Charterparties: Allocation of Risks and Costs," Paper presented at CMI Seminar at Knokke Zoute, Belgium April, 1989, John D. Kimball.


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