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Cruise Ship Passenger Injuries & Death Claims Jones Act Seamen Cases Lost at Sea, Search & Rescues Issues under Federal Admiralty Law Maintenance and Cure Seafood Processors - Overwork Cases Long Shore & Harborworkers’ Compensation Act Maritime Wrongful Death & Death on the High Seas Act Tug Boat Crew Claims Limitation of Liability Act Fishing Vessels Maritime Damages Maritime Wage Laws Fire at Sea Piracy Maritime Safety Issues Collision at Sea Maritime Jurisdiction Ferry Boat Collisions and Injury Claims Maritime Cargo Claims Litigating in the Bilge Sailing the Seas of Maritime Law (In 35 Years of Practice) The Fact of Surveillance Discoverable Before A Plaintiff's Deposition Trial of a Maritime Case in Idaho “No Fish—No Pay” Practices Violate Fair Labor Standards Act Seaman On U.S.-Flagged Vessel Forced to Arbitrate Jones Act Claim Because Not a U.S. Citizen A Proposal CERTIORARI DENIED . . . DOWN IN FLAMES AFTER SEVEN YEARS Are Seamen Entitled to Maintenance While in Jail? Setting Rates of Maintenance: Should ‘Reasonablness’ Be Determined by Comparing a Seaman’s Mortgage to Rents in the Vicinity, or to Other Mortgages? Boat Owners Think They Can Cheat Employees out of Small Amounts of Wages With Impunity Setting Rates of Maintenance: Should ‘Reasonableness’ be Determined by Comparing a Seaman’s Mortgage to Rents in the area, or to Other Mortgages? Found: A commonly overlooked element of damages in seamen’s injury claims A Challenge To Young Lawyers Practicing Maritime Law
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