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P&I / InsuranceSteamship Mutual·over 11 years ago

Barbetta Rule Overturned

Steamship Mutual

This article looks at a recent Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal decision and the departure from the Barbetta Rule that applies to passenger claims against shipowners for the medical malpractice of onboard doctors and nurses.