by Steve Moschetta | Jul 9, 2010 | Maritime Law
News: Two Missing After Boat-Barge Collide (NECN) The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the collision of a Ride the Ducks tour boat and a city-owned barge that injured eight people and killed two. The incident occurred on the Delaware River near...
by Steve Moschetta | Sep 29, 2009 | Maritime Law
In Delaware River & Bay Authority v. Kopacz, ___ F.3d. ____ (3d Cir. Sept. 25, 2009), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit made clear that commuter seaman – those who eat and sleep on land each night – are entitled to “maintenance”. Kopacz was a seaman...
by Stephen Moschetta | Jun 26, 2009 | Longshore & Harbor Workers' Comp. Act, Maritime Law
The Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (referred to as the Longshore Act or LHWCA) provides compensation and medical benefits to injured maritime workers who are not covered by the Jones Act (ie. seamen) or state workers’ compensation. Congress...
by Steve Moschetta | Jun 25, 2009 | Legal Resources, Longshore & Harbor Workers' Comp. Act, Maritime Law
The U.S. Depart of Labor, Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP) has several divisions, one of which is the Division of Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Programs (DLHWCP). Each division has a District Director, formerly known as deputy...
by Steve Moschetta | May 7, 2009 | Maritime Law
Maritime and admiralty law protects maritime workers and pleasure boat passengers. Maritime accidents can come in a variety of forms but basically fall into two categories: recreational boating accidents and commercial boating accidents. If you are a maritime worker,...
by Steve Moschetta | May 3, 2009 | Maritime Law, The Jones Act
Beaver County January 9, 2005- The towboat, Elizabeth M lost power and crashed over the Montgomery Lock & Dam in Beaver County, Pennsylvania on the Ohio River killing four crewmen on board. According to Coast Guard reports, the accidents were due to misconduct...
