Whether you’ve suffered an injury working in the maritime industry or while vacationing on a cruise ship, you want the best chance at filing a successful claim for compensation to cover your expenses and damages. Maritime law is very specialized – far more so than...
When the weather is nice and the water seems fine, is hypothermia really an issue? The answer might surprise you. Water conducts the heat away from a human body about 25 times faster than air – and hypothermia is not just a cold water danger. Even when the sky is...
Any workplace accident can be dangerous, as can any car accident. People face the risk of being accidentally injured every single day. There’s no way to entirely avoid this reality. With that being said, there are certainly industries and situations in which accidents...
Those who work in the maritime industry often receive generous wages because they have dangerous jobs that may involve spending days or weeks away from home. Maritime employees depend on their competitive income to provide a reasonable standard of living for their...
Fuel costs can easily become a point of conflict between two companies that are parties to a contract related to maritime goods or services. Perhaps a maritime transportation company signed a fuel contract with a provider that now insists it will not uphold the...
Companies that operate out on the open water have different rules that apply to them than businesses back onshore. However, even vessels operating on international waters still have to comply with certain rules, especially if they take tourists out for whale watching...
As a maritime worker, you likely received training on the Merchant Marine Act, more commonly known as the Jones Act, or Longshore and Harbor Workers' Act (LHWCA) before starting your job or one of the first days you were working at it. These federal laws protect, at...
