<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>MarineLink - Legal News</title><link>http://www4.marinelink.com/</link><description>Maritime, Marine Industry, Shipbuilding, Shipping News</description><copyright>1996 - 2009 New Wave Media Int'l Corporation</copyright><item><title>Statoil: Horton Case Closed</title><link>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Statoil-Horton-Case-Closed/332553.aspx</link><description>Statoil (OSE: STL, NYSE: STO) announced that the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) the company entered into as a part of the settlement of&amp;#x26;nbsp; the Horton case, has expired as scheduled.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:13:51 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Statoil-Horton-Case-Closed/332553.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Mansuy, 2010’s Best Lawyers in America</title><link>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Mansuy-2010-s-Best-Lawyers-in-America/332546.aspx</link><description>Christopher H. Mansuy, Esq., member of Carroll McNulty &amp;#x26;amp; Kull LLC (CMK) has been named one of 2010&amp;#x26;rsquo;s The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of maritime law by his peers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:39:12 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Mansuy-2010-s-Best-Lawyers-in-America/332546.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Guilty Plea, Bribing Officials for Contract</title><link>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Guilty-Plea-Bribing-Officials-for-Contract/332497.aspx</link><description>Charles Paul Edward Jumet of Fluvanna County, Va., pleaded guilty on Nov. 13 in connection with his role in a conspiracy to pay bribes to Panamanian government officials to secure a maritime contract,</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:51:39 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Guilty-Plea-Bribing-Officials-for-Contract/332497.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Medina Int’l Acquires Harbor Guard Boats</title><link>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Medina-Int-l-Acquires-Harbor-Guard-Boats/332434.aspx</link><description>Medina International Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MIHI), a manufacturer of specialized search and rescue boats, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Harbor Guard Boats, Inc.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:35:47 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Medina-Int-l-Acquires-Harbor-Guard-Boats/332434.aspx</guid></item><item><title>IRS Focuses on Foreign Vessels Evaiding Taxes</title><link>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/IRS-Focuses-on-Foreign-Vessels-Evaiding-Taxes/332371.aspx</link><description>The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) applauded the Internal Revenue Service&amp;#x26;rsquo;s (IRS) recently posted directive to field officers establishing an</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:25:46 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/IRS-Focuses-on-Foreign-Vessels-Evaiding-Taxes/332371.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Ocean Marine Insurance Responds to Challenges</title><link>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Ocean-Marine-Insurance-Responds-to-Challenges/332323.aspx</link><description>The U.S. Ocean Marine insurance industry has been hard hit by the economic crisis at a time when its structure, traditions and culture are facing challenges, according</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:08:58 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Ocean-Marine-Insurance-Responds-to-Challenges/332323.aspx</guid></item><item><title>20th Signature on Rotterdam Rules</title><link>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/20th-Signature-on-Rotterdam-Rules/332302.aspx</link><description>The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea, known as the Rotterdam Rules, has received its 20th</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:32:05 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/20th-Signature-on-Rotterdam-Rules/332302.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Ship Operator Pleads Guilty, Concealing Pollution</title><link>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Ship-Operator-Pleads-Guilty-Concealing-Pollution/332277.aspx</link><description>A Panamanian company that operated a 40,000-ton oil tanker ship that regularly made calls in multiple ports in Texas pleaded guilty Oct. 21 in federal court in</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:51:41 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Ship-Operator-Pleads-Guilty-Concealing-Pollution/332277.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Greek Shipowners Support Korean Register</title><link>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Greek-Shipowners-Support-Korean-Register/332246.aspx</link><description>Over 70 Greek shipowners supported the Korean Register of Shipping&amp;#x26;rsquo;s (KR) 5th Hellenic Committee meeting held in Athens on October 15.&amp;#x26;nbsp; Chaired by Adam Polemis,</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:26:48 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Greek-Shipowners-Support-Korean-Register/332246.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Decision in Winter Storm Shipping, Ltd Versus TPI</title><link>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Decision-in-Winter-Storm-Shipping-Ltd-Versus-TPI/332245.aspx</link><description>Sullivan &amp;#x26;amp; Cromwell Partners reported on the October 16 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit which overrules the controversial 2002 decision in Winter Storm Shipping,</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:26:02 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www4.marinelink.com/News/Article/Decision-in-Winter-Storm-Shipping-Ltd-Versus-TPI/332245.aspx</guid></item></channel></rss>