The Staten Island Ferry service just got its third state-of-the-art ferry with the launching of the Dorothy Day at the Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allenton facility in Panama City, Florida. As part of $300 million in investments for the New York City Department of...
Cruise ships are preparing to go back to sea after a long hiatus, but this means that as cruise ships sail, worker and passenger injuries are likely to occur. The following are an overview of cruise ship injuries and what makes these types of legal cases unique. What...
Maritime law is a niche area, and it is important for seafarers to understand their legal rights and options. This may include pursuing a legal claim if they are injured on-the-job or suffer some other type of tort at sea, such as breach of contract. Such cases may be...
Seafarers face many risks on their vessels. One organization, Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers, is citing concerns over the physical and psychological injuries caused by container stack collapses. These accidents may have serious health, financial and maritime...
As spring and, eventually, summer months start to flip on the calendar, there will likely be plenty of New York residents who consider taking a vacation on a cruise ship. It has been quite awhile since most cruise lines have conducted their regular itineraries – a...
Maritime workers perform essential jobs both on and offshore. However, working at sea presents many dangers, especially in cases of negligence. Our firm represents clients whose rights under the Jones Act have been violated, and who want to pursue damages for the...
Workers involved in offshore oil drilling operations often must use a jack-up rig, a mobile type of oil rig platform that can be raised or lowered. However, working on a jack-up rig can be extremely dangerous and cause serious accidents. Some of these accidents occur...
The Jones Act is an important piece of federal legislation that protects workers whose jobs place them on vessels in navigable waters. Workers in these conditions are not protected by the same laws as terrestrial workers, and as such require their own legislation to...
People who love history, or just like to watch movies and TV shows, may get the false impression that travel on the sea and other open navigable bodies of water is no longer that dangerous and that disasters like the sinking of the Titanic are things of the past....
Longshoremen and harbor workers in New York and Manhattan are exposed to daily risks and often work under hazardous conditions. Although the pay can be good, workers are often injured from slips and falls, heavy loading, chemical exposures and dangerous machinery. The...