October, 2015 | Tabak Mellusi & Shisha LLP

If you’re injured on the seas, you have the right to compensation

On Behalf of Tabak Mellusi & Shisha LLP | Oct 21, 2015 | Maintenance & Cure

Just like workers on land, workers whose jobs take them out on the water are afforded protections under the law that provide compensation to workers who are injured on the job or accidentally die during the course of duty. Whether the individual was working as a...

A look at why commercial fishing is so dangerous

On Behalf of Tabak Mellusi & Shisha LLP | Oct 6, 2015 | Personal Injury

From the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" to National Geographic's "Wicked Tuna," it seems like just about every television network has its own show about commercial fishing. And why not? Just in the United States alone, the commercial fishing industry brings in...

Missing Vessel EL FARO

On Behalf of Tabak Mellusi & Shisha LLP | Oct 5, 2015 | Personal Injury

As we pray and continued to hope that survivors of the EL FARO will be found, we continue to ponder the numerous questions as to the underlying facts, circumstances and causes. Such was the case with the sinking of the bulk carrier POET in 1980 and the LASH vessel MS...