by Steve Moschetta | Aug 27, 2021 | Maritime Law, The Jones Act
Winning Your Case: Jones Act Maritime Lawyer If you have suffered an offshore injury as a maritime worker, then you are automatically entitled to recover compensation under the Jones Act. The Jones Act is a federal statute that addresses the liability of the employer...
by Steve Moschetta | Oct 1, 2017 | Admiralty Law, Maritime Law
For as long as people have been using wood to float on water, there have been maritime disasters. The most we can do is mourn for dead, be sensitive to the trauma of the survivors, and learn from these tragic experiences. Let’s look at five well-known or somewhat...
by Steve Moschetta | Jul 23, 2017 | Admiralty Law, Case Summary, Maritime Law
The Parties Mr. Edwards’s vehicle was struck from behind by a truck that was either at or near an entrance gate to the Marine Repair facility in South Carolina. Marine Repair Services owns depots where it repairs intermodal equipment. It also provides mobile repair...
by Steve Moschetta | Jun 25, 2017 | Case Summary, Longshore & Harbor Workers' Comp. Act, Maritime Law
The Parties Mr. Boudreaux worked for Owensby testing tanks, which required him to use special equipment. Owensby & Kritikos Inc. is located in Gretna, Louisiana. In 2012, the company merged with Savoy Technical Services to form Versa Integrity Group. The Facts Mr....
by Steve Moschetta | Feb 22, 2017 | Maritime Law
Mark Twain – maybe – once said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” And while the state of our current technology is such that we can only sit by and watch it unfold, we are far better equipped to handle what Mother Nature throws us...
by Steve Moschetta | May 23, 2016 | Maritime Law
Maritime Law is one of the trickiest legal areas internationally. Whether you are participating in a recreational boating excursion on the Delaware River in the United States, aboard a cruise visiting several countries, or shipping products from China to California,...
