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Bridge Collapse Draws in Several Law Firms for Upcoming Litigation
Two Am Law 100 firms and several plaintiff firms have entered appearances. Observers expect more lawyers to enter as litigation and investigations mount.
Sailing Away From Passenger Safety: How Cruise Lines Turn Their Back on Passengers
The high incidence of sexual assaults onboard cruise ships, especially as compared to other vacation sites, such as hotels, is clear evidence that cruise ships uniquely provide an environment that contributes to these attacks.
Aviation Deaths on the High Seas: Continuing Questions and Recent Developments
This article focuses on one important maritime statute: the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA), including its all-important Commercial Aviation Exception. It also analyzes two unresolved procedural issues in DOHSA cases: whether and when they are removable to federal court and whether a DOHSA plaintiff has a right to a jury trial.
Record-Breaking Ship Illustrates the Modern Perils of Cruising
Passengers in this environment justifiably rely on the cruise line being able to provide medical treatment in the event of an emergency. And the marketing for the major cruise lines promotes their trained and credentialed medical staff. Unfortunately, and to the detriment of passengers, the on-board medical staff routinely demonstrate their inability to handle medical emergencies.
A Career-Ending Collision at Sea
In his Admiralty Law column, James E. Mercante discusses the collision between Navy warship USS John S. McCain and oil and chemical tanker Alnic MC, as well as the trial that followed in the Southern District of New York.
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1st Circuit Affirms Firm's Negligence for Failing to Rely on Its Own Case for Client Advice
"I think this case from the First Circuit stands for the proposition that, in order to comply with the applicable standard of law, at least in Maine, the attorney, generally, is required to take a second look, even if that attorney might believe that the area of question focuses on has already been settled," said Lee H. Bals, an attorney with Marcus Clegg who represented the plaintiff.
Brooklyn Real Estate Lawyer Indicted for Alleged Theft of Nearly $1.5 Million in Client Funds
Lawyer Salvatore Strazzullo allegedly pocketed client funds from at least three separate cases, prosecutors said.
Seaman's Manslaughter Statute Sinks Dive Boat Captain
Leaving passengers stranded on a vessel in extremis is not only against maritime tradition, but the optics are very bad, particularly with a jury. The captain of the dive boat Conception recently learned this lesson the hard way.
Maritime Coverage Case About To Make Waves at Supreme Court
How should a federal court decide whether to enforce a choice-of-law provision? That's the question at the heart of 'Great Lakes Ins. v. Raiders Retreat Realty', a maritime coverage dispute that will be argued before the Supreme Court. However the court rules, the decision could have wide-ranging implications for insurance disputes—even those on land.TRENDING STORIES
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