Maritime Attachment and Vessel Arrest in the US | Practical Law

Maritime Attachment and Vessel Arrest in the US | Practical Law

A Practice Note explaining the rules and procedures for attachment and arrest in maritime actions. This Note addresses jurisdictional issues related to attachment and arrest, the plaintiff's application for an attachment order or arrest warrant, service of process for attachment or arrest, the defendant's or garnishee's answers to the complaint and any interrogatories, requirements for posting security in connection with an attachment or arrest proceeding, and challenges to an attachment order or arrest warrant.

Maritime Attachment and Vessel Arrest in the US

Practical Law Practice Note w-001-8160 (Approx. 18 pages)

Maritime Attachment and Vessel Arrest in the US

by Bruce G. Paulsen, Seward & Kissel LLP, and Jeffrey M. Dine, Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl & Jones LLP, with Practical Law Litigation
MaintainedUSA (National/Federal)
A Practice Note explaining the rules and procedures for attachment and arrest in maritime actions. This Note addresses jurisdictional issues related to attachment and arrest, the plaintiff's application for an attachment order or arrest warrant, service of process for attachment or arrest, the defendant's or garnishee's answers to the complaint and any interrogatories, requirements for posting security in connection with an attachment or arrest proceeding, and challenges to an attachment order or arrest warrant.