Recent Posts in Defective Vessels Category
Posted on Nov 11, 2021 By John Fulweiler
I like depositions and trials. I like the clarity that comes from the pressure. But to pepper questions in the boardroom or press a witness in the courtroom, you need a lawsuit. We file lawsuits for ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2021 By John Fulweiler
BREAKING: Newport, RI: The U.S. Coast Guard just issued Marine Safety Alert 06-21 notifying mariners of the possibility of a hazard involving the way threads were machined that could cause vessel ...
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Posted on Jun 24, 2019 By John Fulweiler
Despite being from a coastal state where the dangers maritime workers face every day should be well appreciated, Judge Samuel Alito wrote the U.S. Supreme Court's majority opinion refusing to ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2014 By John Fulweiler
Full keel or maybe a catamaran. Ketch, sloop, schooner or center console. Old, new, used, fresh water only. Months, nay, years pass. You convinced your spouse and maybe a bank. The edge of spring ...
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