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News & Analysis as of May 19, 2013

Two Workers Win $5.75 Million for Fatal Shipping Accident

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 12/24/2012

A jury ordered two international shipping companies to pay $5.75 million for a drowning accident that killed one worker and injured another while they were docking an oil tanker at the port. Carl Williams and Edward...more

If in Doubt, File the Complaint for Limitation of Liability

by King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC on 2/24/2012

One of the recurring issues in handling maritime wrongful death and personal injury claims is determining what information is sufficient to start the vessel owner’s six-month deadline to file a complaint seeking...more

Liability of Owners and Operators for Injury to Persons Onboard

by Nathan Cecil on 1/12/2011

How far does the obligation of a duty of care regarding safety onboard a ship go? In this decision of the NSW Court of Appeal it was held that the owner and operator of a ship can be jointly liable for breach of duty of care...more

Resort Torts: Vacation, Resort and Recreational Liability

by John Leighton on 5/6/2010

Resort Torts: Vacation, Resort and Recreational Liability is the publication following John Elliott Leighton's 2nd Annual Resort Tort seminar in Miami, Florida. The seminar, moderated by Brenda Shapiro, Esq., focuses on...more

Resort Torts - Identifying Deadly Dangers for Tourists

by John Leighton on 6/1/2009

Article authored by John Elliott Leighton on identifying Resort Torts -- those injuries as a result of vacation, leisure and transportation activities. Published in the South Floridfa Legal Guide in 2009....more