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85 Tul. L. Rev. 1183 (2010-2011)

handle is hein.journals/tulr85 and id is 1193 raw text is: TULANE
LAW REVIEW

VOL. 85                     JUNE 2011                   Nos. 5 & 6
Limitation of Liability:
Should It Be Jettisoned After the
Deepwater Horizon?
Patrick J. Bonner*
I.   INTRODUCTION.................................1184
II. OUR JURISPRUDENCE SHIELDS CERTAIN GROUPS FROM
FULL LIABILITY        ............................  .....1185
A.   State Workers'Compensadon Laws..................1185
B. State Caps on Damages m Tort and Medical
MalpracticeActions.     ..................     .....1187
C    No-FaultAutomobile Liability ................ 1187
D.   National Childhood Vaccine IouryAct......     .....1188
E    OilPollutionAct ofl990....................1189
E    Discnkmlation Cases......................1190
G.   Railroads.       ........................     ......1190
H    Limitation ofLiabilityforNuclearPlants...................... 1190
I    Remittitur.       .........................    .....1192
.1   linitive Damages..............................1192
K    Bankruptcy.        ........................    .....1193
L.   Corporate Form..........................1193
Ill. SHOULD SHIPOWNERS CONTINUE To BE A FAVORED
GROUP?       ...........................................1194
*    0 2011 Patrick J. Bonner. Member, Freehill, Hogan & Mahar, New York, New
York; President, Maritime Law Association of the United States; Titulary Member, Comit6
Maritime International; B.A. Purdue University; J.D. Fordham Law School.
1183

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