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Sep
The U.S. Coast Guard has reported that a 60-foot Princess yacht collided with a 25-foot commercial fisherman’s vessel, southwest of Watch Hill Lighthouse. The collision occurred early Tuesday morning at
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Dec
An interesting situation arises in maritime law when a commercial fisherman finishes the voyage, is paid and then injured when he returns to the boat to collect his belongings. The
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Sep
Sometimes crew members develop additional injuries or illnesses while on sick leave. Often times these new injuries or illnesses have nothing to do with the shipboard accident which placed them
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Sep
It is common knowledge that commercial fishing is the most dangerous and deadly job in the United States. Thankfully maritime law provides benefits to those who lost a loved one
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Aug
In the landmark decision of Curd v. Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC., the Florida Supreme Court recently determined commercial fishermen have both statutory strict liability and common law negligence claims to recover
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