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6

Sep

Injured Crew Members Need Not Pay Back Maintenace and Cure Benefits

A landmark case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Louisiana finds maritime companies are not entitled to repayment of maintenance and cure wrongly provided to injured

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3

Sep

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Arbitration Clause Found Unenforceable for American Crewmember’s Personal Injury Claim

More and more courts are finding cruise line’s personal injury arbitration agreements unenforceable when it comes to American crewmembers. The latest case comes from the Middle District of Florida wherein

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24

Dec

Cruise Injury Attorney Richard Rusak Wins Case at Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal

Brais law’s cruise injury attorney Richard Rusak recently won a case before Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal. The case involved a Honduran crewmember who worked as a cabin steward

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22

Dec

Brais Law Obtains Ruling from a Florida Court Allowing Seaman’s Wife to Pursue a Loss of Consortium Claim

Keith Brais and Richard Rusak of the Brais maritime law firm obtained a ruling from a Florida court allowing the wife of an injured seaman to pursue a claim for

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26

Aug

Brais Law Defeats Carnival Cruise Lines’ Attempt to Force a Crewmember to Arbitrate His Personal Injury Claim

The issue of whether arbitration provisions pertaining to cruise line seaman personal injury claims has been a hotly litigated issue over the past seven years. Nearly every major line today

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