Recent Posts in Jones Act Category
Posted on Sep 27, 2021 By John Fulweiler
New Legislation Might Help Maritime Claimants Everyone likes harmony whether it's Kansas belting out Carry on my Wayward Son or the simple no-drama setting of shipboard unity. Sadly, the sweet ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2019 By John Fulweiler
Maritime injuries are different than injuries suffered ashore. Not only are they easier to suffer (think pitching vessels and saltwater-slick decks), but the remedies and processes to seek ...
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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 ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2014 By John Fulweiler
East Coast maritime lawyer John K. Fulweiler (a Proctor-in-Admiralty) represents injured crewmembers in pursuing Jones Act claims along with other available maritime remedies. Personal injury to or ...
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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 ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2013 By John Fulweiler
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, crewmembers are and must remain wards of the admiralty Court. I've read a few things lately urging a change of course on this point and that's flat-out ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2013 By John Fulweiler
An injured seafarer may be able to obtain compensation through the remedies afforded by the Jones Act. Because vessel crewmembers generally do not have a right to claim under state workman's ...
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