Ship Owner in Baltimore Crash Likely to Invoke 1851 Law to Cap Damages

• The owner of the ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge faces a mountain of potential lawsuits.
• Experts say the owner will likely try to invoke an 1851 law to try to cap potential damages.
• The Limitation of Liability Act was successfully used by the Titanic owner after the 1912 sinking.

From potential wrongful death lawsuits to property damage lawsuits, the owner of the container ship that crashed into a major Baltimore bridge, destroying it, can expect to