Admiralty and federalism in the wake of Yamaha Motor Corp., USA v. Calhoun: is Yamaha a cry by the judiciary for legislative action in state territorial waters? From: William and Mary Law Review | Date: February 1, 2000| Author: Lapp, David R. | COPYRIGHT 2000 College of William and Mary, Marshall Wythe School of Law. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

On July 6, 1989, tragedy and sorrow beset the waters near Humanco, Puerto Rico.(1) Natalie Calhoun and her family were vacationing in Puerto Rico with family friends at the Palmas Del Mar Resort.(2) On that ill-fated afternoon, twelve-year-old Natalie Calhoun rented a Yamaha "WaveJammer" and set out on a ride over the ocean waters.(3) Tragically, the ride did not go as planned and was cut short when Natalie's WaveJammer slammed into the side of an anchored vessel in the waters off ...

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