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Blog Posts in May, 2014
Posted on May 30, 2014 By John Fulweiler
Like a vessel's wake, a signature evidences your presence. In most commercial settings, a signature acts as an identifying mark as well as proof of consent to the terms of the document being ...
Continue reading "Newport, RI Admiralty & Maritime Lawyer Talks Maritime Contracts" »
Posted on May 20, 2014 By John Fulweiler
Nope, admiralty jurisdiction doesn't extend to a fist-fight on a dock. That's what the Second Circuit just ruled when they affirmed (meaning upheld) the trial court's decision. The facts ...
Continue reading "Fistfight Doesn't Give Rise to Admiralty Jurisdiction" »
Posted on May 19, 2014 By John Fulweiler
When a ship fails to pay for fuel oil and marine gas oil, the supplier typically has a maritime lien against the ship. That is, instead of chasing the company that made the purchase, the ship itself ...
Continue reading "46 U.S.C. 31301, et seq and Arresting a Vessel for Unpaid Bunker Fuel" »
Posted on May 16, 2014 By John Fulweiler
Baseball analogies seem right this time of year and so here it goes (in the voice of the Yankee's announcer, John Sterling, please): "And the 11th Circuit goes Boom! It is high, it is far and ...
Continue reading "Jones Act Injury Claim For Stress Related Injury" »
Posted on May 12, 2014 By John Fulweiler
Marina and yacht club fires are violent, usually swept into big blazes by the fast and hot burning fiberglass of nearby vessels spurred on by coastal breezes. I've been involved in a number of ...
Continue reading "Experienced RI Maritime Lawyer Talks RI Yacht Club Fire" »
Posted on May 6, 2014 By John Fulweiler
Claimants are sometimes prevented from having their claims decided by a jury through the use of a procedural device called "summary judgment." Under certain circumstances, a court can decide ...
Continue reading "This Supreme Court Decision Helps Maritime Claimants" »
Posted on May 2, 2014 By John Fulweiler
Injured at sea or on a boat? The laws governing maritime injuries are complicated and require the experience of a seasoned lawyer to safely navigate. Your status (i.e., crew, passenger, researcher, ...
Continue reading "Rhode Island Maritime Injuries" »
Posted on May 1, 2014 By John Fulweiler
"This is in keeping with the traditional solicitude for the 'poor, friendless and improvident' seaman" is how the U.S. District Court in Hawaii in Barnes v. Sea Hawaii Rafting, LLC, ...
Continue reading "RI Maritime Attorney - Maintenance & Cure Payments" »
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