Buckle Up Onboard for 4th of July Weekend

(Jacksonville Personal Injury Blog)
... Guard reports that three-quarters of drowning occurred in boats less than 21 feet. And the majority occurred on boats where the operator had not received safety instructions. Sixteen children age 12 and under lost their lives while boating in 2007; 29 children in 2006; and 21 children in 2005. Half (8) of the children who died in 2007, died from drowning With these staggering statistics provided by the Florida boating accident lawyers at Farah and Farah, please have a happy and safe holiday.
July 3, 2009 02:52 pm
... : (1) punitive damages have long been available in common law; (2) the common law tradition of punitive damages extends to maritime claims; and (3) there is no evidence that claims for maintenance and cure are excluded from this general admiralty rule. The Court noted that Congress has not enacted legislation departing from the above common law principles. More importantly, the Jones Act, which provides a vehicle for an injured employee to sue his employer/vessel owner, did not eliminate ...
June 25, 2009 06:17 pm

Notes from the Breadline (Part V)

(What About Clients?)
... , trailing a string of sausages. I try to ignore the sinking feeling that creeps through me as I sit in the reception area, waiting. When the lawyer, a thin, cadaverous man who looks as though he escaped from the wax museum, comes out to fetch me, I quickly determine that I ... ] over it. Silence descends. Minutes tick by. He tells me that he handles a lot of regulatory matters for shipping companies. Have I ever worked on such matters? No, I answer, not specifically. How about admiralty? No again.
June 16, 2009 02:54 pm

Boating Accidents

(Cruise Ship Law Blog)
... & Alsina, P.A. is your greatest resource for boating accident litigation information. Boating Accident Attorney or Lawyer Accidents typically deal with accidents on pleasure craft rather than commercial vessels. These would include personal water craft ... waters (such as a small lake) then the laws of the state where the accident occurred would apply. Maritime and Admiralty Law often deal with the application of law to events that occur on navigable waters. If you or someone you love has been ...
June 15, 2009 07:27 am
... lot of regulatory matters for shipping companies. Have I ever worked on such matters? No, I answer, not specifically. How about admiralty? No again. Well, he says, as though trying another tack, he also does some T&E ... little while." I nod gratefully. Within moments, I am asleep. ___________________________________________________________________________ Roxana St. Thomas is a laid-off lawyer living in New York. You can reach her by email (at roxanastthomas@gmail.com), follow her on Twitter, ...
June 9, 2009 11:15 am

New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest June 9, 2009

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... .com] Subscription required for online access unless otherwose noted: U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, SECOND CIRCUIT Attorney's Fees Lawyers Representing Themselves in FOIA Cases Not Eligible for Fees Under 5 USC §552(a)(4)(E) Pietrangelo, plaintiff-appellant v ... for Duplication Inefficiencies Katz v. Image Innovations Holdings Inc. U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Admiralty Attachment Against Steel Cargo's Consignee Denied; Distortion of Rule B's Scope Sought Brother Unity Maritime S.A. ...
June 9, 2009 01:20 am

Fun With Pseudonymous Blogging!

(South Florida Lawyers)
... Sotomayor once used as part of a graduation speech at Hofstra University. Ok, the joke is as old as the hills, and most lawyers or former law clerks know of it. So the good Judge gets a big fat "C" for humor. But to ... comprehensively demonstrates -- of course they do, particularly the Supreme Court. For example, the Supremes establish the common law regarding admiralty. They define the defenses to federal criminal charges. He mentions the standard for granting a preliminary injunction, and I would ...
June 8, 2009 05:02 am

New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest May 29, 2009

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... Tunney v. Asnis ROCKLAND COUNTY Civil Practice Free With Registration: Court Disqualifies Lawyer for Prior Attorney-Client Relationship With Opposing Party Estate of Naomi Goodman U. ... NEW YORK Civil Practice Business Interference Suit Restored; Dismissal Result of Lawyer's Psychological Debilitation Boehner v. Heise U.S. DISTRICT COURT ... America Inc. U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Admiralty $3 Million Attachment Order Stands; Contracts Implicated Protection of Maritime Commerce ...
May 29, 2009 02:05 am

Amelia Island Personal Injury & Boat Accident Lawyers

(Jacksonville Personal Injury Blog)
... bound to happen. When these Amelia Island personal injury accidents are the result of the negligence of others, the law offices of Farah and Farah can help represent your interests. Following a serious boating or offshore accident, a Florida boat accident lawyer at Farah and Farah can help you seek the financial recoveries you are entitled. By contacting an attorney, you will ensure your rights and property are protected. At Farah and Farah in Jacksonville, Florida, a boating accident attorney ...
May 28, 2009 06:40 pm

How did it come to this?

(Houston's Clear Thinkers)
... and frequent drunkenness; and Kent is estranged from much of his family. There was a good bit of discussion from the victims and the lawyers regarding Kent's alcoholism and his "serious" psychological issues, for which Judge Vinson ordered him to ... and rude (see also here), and I heard the rumors about his alleged favoritism of certain Galveston lawyers, particularly in admiralty cases. In 2001, the Chief Judge of the Southern District of Texas took the unprecedented step of reassigning 85 cases ...
May 11, 2009 11:01 pm
... who were lost in this accident. At Farah and Farah, we understand how difficult it is to overcome the loss of a loved one, especially in accidents that could have been prevented and occur out of the blue. As experienced personal injury lawyers in Jacksonville, we have helped multiple clients receive compensation for serious injuries and wrongful death. Injuries from boating accidents can change the conditions of a person's life, inhibit their ability to work or return to previous jobs, and ...
April 20, 2009 05:00 am
... go out to the families involved. Ultimately the federal agency will share what we all can learn here to prevent injury from future boating accidents. At Farah and Farah, we handle personal injury cases in Florida and our lawyers are experienced in all areas of maritime litigation. Whatever the nature of your claim or the condition of your boating accident, our skilled Florida maritime law attorneys will assist you with your recovery and get you the compensation you deserve. Call us today at 800 ...
April 17, 2009 11:08 am

New Gift Books from Professor Coquillette

(The Daniel R. Coquillette Rare Book Room Blog)
... two-color red and green title pages. Both of these works are replete with references to lawyers and the effects of law on the lives of everyday people. Completing the gift are three historical studies of Doctors' Commons, the British society of civil law practitioners in the Admiralty and ecclesiastical courts, which existed from 1495 to 1858. Two works deal with the demise of Doctors' Commons, and one anonymous work, The ...
April 15, 2009 08:10 am

New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest March 6, 2009

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... Of Controversy Amount by Oct. 21, 2008 Letter Moltner v. Starbucks Coffee Co. U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Admiralty $2.3 Million Attachment Valid; Prima Facie Claims Stated for New Charter, Discount of Cargo Price Louis Dreyfus Commodities Suisse S.A. v ... U.S. DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Creditors' and Debtors' Rights Lender In Rights to Call in Outstanding Balance On Its $250,000 Loan to Poker-Playing Lawyer Counsel Financial Services LLC v. Melkersen Law PC
March 6, 2009 12:04 am

VICTORY!!!!

(Justice Building Blog)
UPDATE. In the DBR: When Admiralty Lawyers attack. Here. Warning: It's not pretty. A Reader wrote in the comments section: Michael Mathers, a real gentleman, gets a NOT GUILTY on all charges in a first degree murder case ... It is a bad, current system. Some of these regional counsel are very inexperienced. Rumpole notes: There is no excuse for bad lawyering. Period. The issue now is does the prosecutor have an affirmative obligation to seek justice and bring the defendant who pled back to court to ...
February 18, 2009 05:31 pm
... its evidence, however, and could reconvene at an unspecified future date, Coast Guard Petty Officer Shawn Eggert said. Admiralty and maritime law are specific areas of law that regulate accidents and injuries of sea crew and passengers aboard ships. The ... be proven in order to receive compensation. For more information on the Jones Act or other admiralty and maritime laws, visit the Admiralty Law Guide at [www.admiraltylawguide.com], or contact an admiralty and maritime lawyer in your area today.
November 6, 2008 01:00 pm
... for negligence. Victims of cruise ship accidents may be entitled to damages for pain and suffering, medical bills and lost wages. For more information on cruise ship liability, or other admiralty and maritime laws, contact an experienced personal injury lawyer in your area today. And if you are planning to take a family cruise this holiday season, get out there and have fun! Just remember that if you or a loved one ...
November 4, 2008 11:24 pm

Maritime Law - What is it? One lawyer answers...

(Maritime Law and Society Blog)
... of the afternoon, the admission started to gnaw within us, so we decided to rectify the situation. We checked in with Warren Marwedel, the first vice president of the Maritime Law Association and a name partner at Chicago's Marwedel, Minichello & Reeb, a nine-lawyer outfit which specializes in admiralty and maritime law. He, well, righted our ship pretty quickly.
October 14, 2008 03:50 pm
... justice and compensation for those persons and families who have suffered serious injury or the loss of a loved one. Their lawyers have over 30 years of experience handling all types of personal injury and wrongful death claims in both ... Boating Accidents · Brain Injuries · Construction Accidents · Cruise Ship Accidents · Defective Products · Drug Injuries · Maritime / Admiralty · Medical Malpractice · Motorcycle Accidents · Negligent Security · Nursing Home Neglect · Slip & Falls · Premise ...
August 14, 2008 01:22 pm
Appellate lawyers will appreciate this discourse on the manifest-error standard of review: [A]s so often, the briefs on the part of the respondent-appellants cannot resist the natural temptation to reargue the facts from a point of view favorable to ... A trial of a hotly contested, sharply disputed case is the task of a trial court and reviewing courts even in admiralty * * * should be slow to overturn fact decisions made by the judge before whom the facts are annealed through the hammering, heating ...
August 2, 2008 05:04 pm
 
 

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