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Crewmember Suffers Injuries to the Face Off the Coast of Nantucket
NANTUCKET, Mass. – The Coast Guard is conducting a MEDEVAC of a crewman from the sailing vessel Bombardino about 140 miles south of Nantucket, Mass., June 29, 2010. The Coast…
Jones Act Regulatory Basis of Liability
1. Remedies of Seaman for Injury or Death Maintenance and cure under general maritime law Cause of action for unseaworthiness under general maritime Cause of action for negligence under Jones…
Carolyn Latti Navigates Maritime Law
Massachusetts lawyer navigates maritime law’s rocky shoals to aid injured sailors By Nora Lockwood Tooher Staff writer Boston- Growing up, there were two things Carolyn M. Latti loved doing: sailing…
Pain and Suffering Hard to Prove
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly By Barbara Rabinovitz They are known as merchant seamen — the mates, engineers, captains and others who labor on the large commercial vessels that ply the world’s…
Allocation of Settlements in Personal Injury Cases
Allocation of settlements in personal injury cases – a word to the wise Published in the Massachusetts Bar Association, Section Review, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2004 You are about to…
Seaman Falls Through Open Hatch
Negligence: Paraplegia: Verdict ATLA Law Reporter September 2006 Falconer v. Penn Maritime, Inc., U.S. Dist. Ct., D.Me., No. 05-42-B-W, Nov. 22, 2005. Falconer, 43, was employed as a seaman on…
Discoverability of Witness Statements
Published in the Massachusetts Bar Association, Section Review, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2005 Witness statements are customarily considered to be protected attorney work product. However, there is an important exception…
Worker Scalped by 20 Ton Block on Scallop Boat
By Alyssa Cutler Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly June 27, 2005 Related Articles: October 21, 2004 Plaintiff successfully sought vessel as security; was auctioned off for $1.7 million $2 million settlement On…
Scalloper Sold at Auction
By Becky W. Evans The Standard-Times October 21, 2004 Related Articles: June 27, 2005 FAIRHAVEN – Fishermen gathered around the rusty-sided Georgie J yesterday at the Fairhaven Shipyard & Marina…