As per cna, the owner and manager of a cargo ship that rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge before it collapsed last week filed a court petition on Monday seeking to limit their legal liability for the deadly disaster.
The companies’ “limitation of liability” petition is a routine but important procedure for cases litigated under US maritime law. A federal court in Maryland ultimately decides who is responsible – and how much they owe – for what could become one of the costliest catastrophes of its kind
