Recent Posts in Cruise Ship Category
Posted on Jan 31, 2017 By John Fulweiler
When you are injured aboard a cruise ship, you may feel like you don't have any rights. That's not the case. There are numerous federal statutes and extensive maritime case law pertaining to ...
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Posted on Feb 26, 2016 By John Fulweiler
"Sue the cruise line," is what he says craning forward to chomp on something while pressing a cocktail against his chest. "Going out in weather like that. What? There's something ...
Continue reading "Bear Trap In An Ocean Wilderness: Suing A Cruise Line" »
Posted on Mar 1, 2015 By John Fulweiler
Like many things associated with the maritime law, the statute of limitations (that period of time within which you must bring your claim) for maritime personal injury and death claims is specially ...
Continue reading "46 U.S.C. § 30106 - Time Limit For Bringing Maritime Injury or Death Lawsuit" »
Posted on Feb 10, 2015 By John Fulweiler
If you're a crewmember aboard a vessel, new changes to the ISM Code could prove beneficial. The ISM Code is short for the International Safety Management Code. The goals of the ISM Code are many ...
Continue reading "ISM Code Amendment Could Be Beneficial to Crew (Principles of Safe Manning, ISM Code (A.1047))" »
Posted on Jul 3, 2014 By John Fulweiler
Reports are rolling in of a ship off the coast of Florida with a crew largely incapcitated by food poisoning. Apparently the ship sought the assistance of the U.S. Coast Guard and 19 crewmembers were ...
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Posted on Jun 13, 2013 By John Fulweiler
A cruise is a great departure from the "regular" vacation. However, just as a cruise line vacation may expose you to new and interesting experiences it will also expose you to a new legal ...
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Posted on May 25, 2013 By John Fulweiler
If you're a passenger injured aboard a cruise ship, I hope you find an admiralty attorney. Experience with auto claims, elder law, social security disability and whatever else is listed on a ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2013 By John Fulweiler
Although a cruise line obtained the dismissal of a personal injury lawsuit, it failed to recover its attorneys' fees and costs. This was the correct outcome and the cruise line was doing what, in ...
Continue reading "Are Maritime Lawyers Better at Protecting Passengers than Cruise Lines?" »
Posted on Feb 7, 2013 By John Fulweiler
Not paying a vessel's crew his or her wages is a lot different than, say, not paying someone who does work on your house. That is, an unpaid crew member has unique remedies available under the ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2013 By John Fulweiler
There's an incredible amount of self-serving legislative activity in this Country that's just not appreciated by its citizens. I tripped over what I believe is a good maritime example of this ...
Continue reading "Newport R.I. Maritime Attorney Talks Seafarer's Wage Penalty Statute" »
Posted on Dec 13, 2012 By John Fulweiler
Maritime cases are fragile things requiring attention and encouragement. There are many ways to lose an admiralty lawsuit because the voyage from that first client meeting to a safe harbor is long ...
Continue reading "Five Ways to Lose a Maritime Lawsuit" »
Posted on Dec 6, 2012 By John Fulweiler
Quonset Point, Rhode Island. Don't let anyone tell you that working on and around the water isn't dangerous. Case in point is the recent death of a Massachusetts lobsterman. Apparently he ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2011 By John Fulweiler
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