A Primer on Maritime Law
Florida has the most coastline out of any state in the contiguous United States, with nearly 8,500 miles of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Most Florida
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Mar
Injured Cruise Ship Worker Allowed to Proceed with Negligence Claim in State Court
A former cruise ship worker for Seabourn was allowed to proceed with her Jones Act negligence and unseaworthiness case in state court. The injured crewmember filed a lawsuit in Florida
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Florida Court Finds Injured Maritime Worker Has a Right to a Jury Trial in an Admiralty Proceeding
A Florida Federal court has recently found that an injured maritime worker has a right to a jury trial for his Jones Act negligence, unseaworthiness and failure to provide maintenance
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Oct
Injured Cruise Line Seafarer Avoids Arbitration
Arbitration agreements are prevalent in cruise line seafarer contracts today. This practice deprives the injured crewmembers of the fundamental right of a jury and sometimes precludes them of their statutory
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Sep
Injured Tug Boat Captain Awarded $3.35M in Slip and Fall Accident
An injured tug boat captain has been awarded over 3 Million dollars due to a slip and fall accident. In August of 2015, the plaintiff was a tug boat captain.
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