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25 Tul. Mar. L.J. 327 (2000-2001)
Forum-Selection Clauses and Seaman Personal Injury: A Modern Analytical Framework with International Emphasis

handle is hein.journals/tulmar25 and id is 345 raw text is: Forum-Selection Clauses and Seaman Personal Injury: A Modem Analytical Framework with International Emphasis Ryan Kelly McLemore I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 327 II. FEDERAL LAW ................................................................................... 331 A. A New Policy of Enforcement ................................................. 331 1. The Watershed: The Bremen ......................................... 331 2. Passenger Tickets: Shute ............................................... 334 3. The Dissent: Justice Stevens ......................................... 335 4. Congressional Dissent: The Limitation Act ................. 337 5. Judicial Reluctance to Extend Shute to Forums A broad ............................................................................. 338 B. The Seaman Context: Marinechance and Cuizon ................ 338 1. Contract vs. Tort ............................................................. 342 2. Shipping Articles as the Seaman's Employment Contract .................................................................... 344 3. Fraud & Overreaching .................................................... 344 4. Choice of Law and International Concerns ................... 346 5. Forum Non Conveniens ................................................. 347 6. Summary of Methodology ............................................. 350 III. LOUISIANA SAVING TO SUITORS CASES ....................................... 351 IV . C ONCLUSION ..................................................................................... 353 I. INTRODUCTION It is no secret that foreign shipowners are often averse to defending seamen's personal injury lawsuits in the United States. If, at the time a crew's employment commences, a shipowner can obtain agreements from crewmembers that all controversies arising out of their employment will be adjudicated in a particular non-U.S. forum, the shipowner can hope to reduce significantly its exposure to tort liability and burdensome legal expense. This is because most foreign forums do not offer plaintiffs the exorbitant personal injury judgments * J.D. candidate 2001, Tulane University School of Law; B.A. 1997, Louisiana State University.