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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 Dec 11, 2018 By John Fulweiler
I took someone's deposition a month or so ago and they made some noise about knowing about me from my articles and it got me thinking that a prudent sailor should know a thing or two about ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2018 By John Fulweiler
Let's face it; contracts are boring. There's no plot and they read like a confused sea. While you should always speak to your admiralty attorney, here are some common phrases and general ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2017 By John Fulweiler
If you are looking for a brief break from the world around you, navigate over to www.dennisconner.com. Yes, the famous sailor who lost and then won back the America's Cup has his own website. ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2017 By John Fulweiler
Want to be a prudent mariner? The trick is not relying on one navigational tool alone. That is, the chart, navigational aids and the U.S. Coast Guard's recently released Light List should all be ...
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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 May 1, 2016 By John Fulweiler
A Taiwanese citizen sued the U.S.A. for killing her husband and sinking his fishing vessel in connection with a NATO counter-piracy initiative. That is, her husband was a hostage aboard his vessel ...
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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 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 Jul 2, 2014 By John Fulweiler
Yesterday, the admiralty bar lost an interesting, hardworking and important contributor. William Tetley was an admiralty lawyer practicing in Canada, an academic, a politician and author of numerous ...
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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 Jan 11, 2013 By John Fulweiler
Ferries are commercial vessels, too. They suffer the same indignities as their workboat brethren and are largely treated by the maritime law like any other commercial vessel. No matter its stripes, ...
Continue reading "NY Ferry Accident - A NY Maritime Attorney Responds" »
Posted on Jan 7, 2013 By John Fulweiler
In a somewhat recent maritime law decision, three fishermen set sail aboard a fishing boat. Apparently, there was no written agreement memorializing the terms of their maritime employment. It seemed ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2013 By John Fulweiler
Here, we keep it light with five maritime moments that get me grinning. 1. "Hop down to the engine room and get me a can of that bulkhead remover." I've seen this line executed well ...
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Posted on Dec 22, 2012 By John Fulweiler
With fourteen years of legal seas under this hull, I've developed a sense as to some behaviors which I believe may invite lawsuits. These observations are personal to me and you may disagree. 1. ...
Continue reading "Five Ways to Get Sued" »
Posted on Dec 17, 2012 By John Fulweiler
Quonset Point, RI. Today, reports are filtering out of a cargo ship that recently assisted a yacht reportedly with an ill crewmember. You can see a picture of what is believed to be the cargo ship by ...
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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 ...
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Posted on Dec 3, 2012 By John Fulweiler
Somewhere south of the Mason-Dixon Line, a court recently dismissed a maritime personal injury claim. I read court decisions because they’re sort of like Coast Guard navigation circulars. ...
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Posted on Nov 30, 2012 By John Fulweiler
What with Hurricane Sandy having come knocking earlier this Fall, it occurred to me that I ought to say a few words about the National Weather Service's new hurricane scale. This new scale is ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2012 By John Fulweiler
Buying a policy of marine insurance is about hedging against risk. You're paying some money up front to limit the possibility of a downstream event that may or may not occur. The boat might never ...
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Posted on Nov 20, 2012 By John Fulweiler
Hurricanes tend to give rise to case law and in poking around I found just such an appellate decision from earlier this year. The issue that caught my eye related to the Pennsylvania Rule. Under this ...
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Posted on Nov 19, 2012 By John Fulweiler
Quonset Point, Rhode Island. The Providence Business News reported today that maritime attorney John K. Fulweiler, Esq. assumed the Chairmanship of the American Salvage Association's Membership ...
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Posted on Nov 14, 2012 By John Fulweiler
Okay, call us skeptical, but Senators Alexander and Graham seek bipartisan support of a new waterways funding plan that would: • Remove the requirement that Olmsted Lock and Dam be funded using ...
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Posted on Nov 9, 2012 By John Fulweiler
I watch trials. Swing by my office sometime and I'll likely have a cross-examination or an opening statement streaming live on the flat screen. We pay a pretty penny for a subscription service ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2012 By John Fulweiler
Quonset Point, Rhode Island. The " Handy Shipping Guide " reported today that maritime attorney John K. Fulweiler, Esq. assumed the Chairmanship of the American Salvage Association's ...
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