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Recent Posts in General Maritime Law Category
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Posted on Feb 7, 2017 By John Fulweiler
If a vessel's crewmember is injured during his employment, he may be able to bring claims under the Jones Act for negligence or under general maritime law for unseaworthiness. It's ...
Continue reading "Able Bodied Seaman Awarded $638,603" »
Posted on Jan 30, 2017 By John Fulweiler
Today, the U.S. Coast Guard published an amalgamated version of the U.S. Inland Navigation Rules and the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions as Sea, 1972. Prudent skippers know the ...
Continue reading "US Coast Guard Posts Amalgamated U.S. Inland and International Navigation Rules" »
Posted on Jun 15, 2016 By John Fulweiler
A lot of maritime attorneys like defending the big guys. They like defending the big cruise line, the big conglomerate and the big insurer. Sure, everyone needs a defense but I don’t have the ...
Continue reading "Seaman's Protection Act, 46 U.S.C. 2114" »
Posted on Apr 5, 2016 By John Fulweiler
This is a legal update from the bridge of Fulweiler llc. Lots of marine businesses include language in their maritime contracts stating "the general maritime law of the United States" ...
Continue reading "5th Circuit Wrestles with a Maritime Lien" »
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 Feb 17, 2016 By John Fulweiler
Sickened by dispersants used in the Deepwater Horizon clean-up? A February 16th ruling from the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana probably just cut off your rights of recovery. In 32 ...
Continue reading "First Responder Immunity & the DEEPWATER HORIZON" »
Posted on Feb 15, 2016 By John Fulweiler
Justice Scalia. Not sure I'm a fan of his reading the Constitution in an original textual context. Scalia's approach seems to encourage the devoted to give Deuteronomy a literal read! Anyway, ...
Continue reading "Crossing the Bar: Justice Scalia and the Maritime Law" »
Posted on Oct 5, 2015 By John Fulweiler
As a maritime lawyer with some fifteen years of water under my keel and another ten or so as a licensed captain, I’m always struck with the oddity of the tyranny that is shipyard life. The ...
Continue reading "The EL FARO Tragedy & Seeking Justice in a Maritime Court of Law" »
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 19, 2015 By John Fulweiler
Defense attorneys trying to protect an insurer's deep pockets will sometimes "remove" a case from state court to federal. This "removal" is a legal mechanism that when pulled ...
Continue reading "Diving Into Shallow Water - No Admiralty Jurisdiction Says Ficarra Ruling" »
Posted on Feb 11, 2015 By John Fulweiler
In a recent decision from the First Circuit Court of Appeals (essentially the federal appellate court for New England) the doctrine of Uberrimae Fidei was held to be an important part of the maritime ...
Continue reading "First Circuit says: "Yes, Uberrimae Fidei is established rule of maritime law!"" »
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 Oct 6, 2014 By John Fulweiler
If you ever need proof of the power of big money to influence legislation, there's hardly a better example than The Shipowner's Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. 30501, et seq. Conceived ...
Continue reading "46 U.S.C. 30501 -- The Shipowners Limitation of Liability Act" »
Posted on Sep 7, 2014 By John Fulweiler
Read admiralty attorney John K. Fulweiler, Esq.'s newest article in WindCheck Magazine by clicking HERE. Remember, Fulweiler llc is a maritime law firm through and through. We don't represent ...
Continue reading "Newport, RI Maritime Lawyer Talks Maritime Liens" »
Posted on Aug 25, 2014 By John Fulweiler
Crewmembers are wards of the admiralty court. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. For instance, just a few years ago the 11th Circuit (which is always knee-deep in admiralty issues) said that ...
Continue reading "Admiralty Law & Wards of the Court" »
Posted on Aug 20, 2014 By John Fulweiler
I sometimes envy the medical profession. For the most part, under a doctor's care you're healed or you die within a relatively short time, and the doctor moves on to his next dance partner. ...
Continue reading "Newport, RI Admiralty Lawyer Talks About Safe Berths For Ships" »
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 ...
Continue reading "Food Poisoning Aboard Ship - Speak to your admiralty attorney!" »
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 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 Apr 27, 2014 By John Fulweiler
The lore of a captain going down with the ship is well known, but what's the legal consequence? Are civil, criminal or professional penalties meted out to the ship's master who scoots clear ...
Continue reading "Going Down to the Sea, but Not with the Ship!" »
Posted on Apr 11, 2014 By John Fulweiler
What you say in a maritime lawsuit is important. Nay, what you say anytime is important. Words are your primary tool for conveying your emotions, positions and beliefs. Yea, I know body language ...
Continue reading "Words Are Important In Cruise Ship Slip and Fall Lawsuit" »
Posted on Mar 1, 2014 By John Fulweiler
Building on a reputation for breaking down complicated maritime legal issues, John K. Fulweiler was recently interviewed by the New York Times. Identifying John as possessing unique maritime legal ...
Continue reading "Admiralty Attorney Fulweiler Receives New York Times Press" »
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