Is The Captain Required To Stay On A Sinking Ship?

Nearly a week after a cruise ship capsized off the coast of Italy, its captain is under house arrest and could face charges of multiple manslaughter, shipwreck and abandoning ship. Rod Sullivan, professor of maritime law at the Florida Coastal School of Law, tells Steve Inskeep the captain has no legal obligation to go down with the ship.

Class Action Lawsuits Now Target More Than a Dozen Law Schools

NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A threatened wave of class actions against American law schools became a reality last week after plaintiffs' lawyers sued a dozen more schools over their allegedly ...

Florida Coastal named in suit alleging false job placement stats

Two New York-based law firms followed through with their October claims that they would file class-action lawsuits against law schools that plaintiffs claim offer false post-graduate job placement statistics to lure students.

Florida Coastal recognized by Jacksonville Area Legal Aid

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid will host the 13th Annual Robert J. Beckham Equal Justice Awards reception Tuesday night to recognize those who pursue its goals and those that have supported its mission.

Brief: Loyola law group to compete in nationals in March

By: Maroon Staff The A.P. Tureaud Black Law Student Association Chapter Mock Trial Team competes for the national title in March at the National BLSA Competition in Washington this March. ... ;