Top Admiralty Law Sites

Jones Act: The Super Scoop, a floating platform with a bucket that removes silt from the ocean floor and dumps it onto adjacent scows, was a vessel for purposes of determining seaman status under the Jones Act since the definition of a "vessel" under sections 1 and 3 of the Revised Statutes of 1873 "includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of...

This site deals with maritime law, admiralty law, shipping law, marine law, fisheries law, the law of marine insurance and the law of the sea, ships and shipping. It contains a large database of Canadian court decisions in these areas of law as well as commentaries and papers on various topics of maritime and fisheries law and links to relevant statutes and regulations. Welcome to...

The International Maritime Group offers state-of-the-art legal services to the maritime, oil and gas, mining and international business communities of the Pacific Northwest. IMG is stacked with energetic litigators known for their judgment, business savvy and strategic advice. The team handles cross-border and domestic disputes of every kind across a diverse range of industries, including...

Our Florida maritime injury lawyers represent cruise ship passengers, seamen and longshoremen in maritime personal injury claims. Consultations with our admiralty and maritime injury attorneys are free. Our maritime attorneys are experienced in the investigation and prosecution of seamen injury claims under the Jones Act, cruise ship passenger injury claims, boat and waverunner injury claims,...

Boatinglaw.com is a admiralty and maritime law website intended as a resource to mariners, maritime businesses, and attorneys in united states. Boatinglaw.com is a site operated by Lochner Law Firm, P.C., a Maritime and Admiralty Law Firm in Annapolis, Maryland. The firm's attorneys have been practicing law for over ten years and have a great relationship with many marine and maritime business'...

The IMO International Maritime Law Institute is a world recognized centre for the training of specialists in international maritime law. Special emphasis is given to international regulations adopted by the International Maritime Organization. The Institute provides suitably qualified candidates, particularly from developing countries, with high-level facilities for advanced training, study and...

For seamen, sailors and ship workers who spend more than 51 percent of his time on a vessel in navigable waters, the Jones Act is legislation that made “Maritime law” a federal obligation. The Jones Act deals with injuries and illnesses that occur out on the water. It means that if you were injured or became ill while on the water, you are entitled to recovery – no matter who is at fault. You...

Your case is your case. We have handled cases involving some of the largest oil and gas firms and shipping firms in the world, but we believe it's important to fully respect clients' privacy. How can individuals and organizations obtain confidential services when their legal dealings are shared by their attorneys? We don't and we won't. Experience, breadth and diversity of experience and a...

Contact a maritime and admiralty lawyer at the office of Brodsky Micklow Bull & Weiss LLP in Oakland, Long Beach and San Diego, California, today. Our California maritime lawyers at the law office of Brodsky Micklow Bull & Weiss LLP represent people and businesses injured or aggrieved in any type of maritime activity or dispute. While those words offer a broadly accurate summary of what we do,...

This site discusses the ins and outs of maritime law and other legal topics. A statute of limitations is the time period in which an individual must file a claim in court. If the statute of limitations expires, or the individual waits longer than the statute of limitations allows, then the individual’s claim will expire and he will be barred from filing a claim. Under maritime law, the statute...

There is more to maritime law than just handling boating injury claims of those who are hurt on the water, however. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, the Bluestein Law Firm, P.A., represents a variety of people and businesses that have a variety of goals, including professional mariners who are hurt on the job. A large portion of our practice concerns assisting individuals receiving...

Miami Maritime Law is a resource website and group of experts containing Florida’s best Lawyers, Maritime and Marine Documentation & Registration Consultants and Marine Surveyors that are devoted to representing vessel owners, passengers and seamen harmed at sea and under Admiralty jurisdiction. Miami Maritime Law is a growing network of top professionals including Florida’s best and most...

The admiralty lawyers and maritime attorneys at Moschetta Law Firm work hard to get compensation for your personal injury and maritime law case! We handle all types of personal injury cases. However, we have a particular focus on representing passengers and workers who are injured while aboard a cruise ship, pleasure boat, fishing charter, barge, tow boat, jet-ski or any other water-worthy...

Although my main purpose in the creation of this website is to assist my students in their studies of maritime law, it is also helpful to those people who are looking for materials in these areas. The domain name "hkmaritimelaw.com" was a gift from Mr John Huntley who was my student in the LLM-Maritime Law Stream programme in 2011. More news can be found in the special page of the. This...

Before long there were other shipwrecks added: the Santa Rosalea, 1785; the Santa Clara, 1798; and the Royal George, 1789. Stewart described a fortune aboard each shipwreck. But all four of these shipwrecks were fabrications. Nobody bothered to check them out because Stewart pointed to Spanish coins found on the beach over the years. But nobody knew that such coins were legal tender in this...

On behalf of the Maritime Law Association of the United States (MLA), I am pleased to welcome you to the MLA website. The MLA is proud to provide information about our membership and other matters of legal interest to the worldwide maritime community. We thank you for your interest in our association and its activities and invite your suggestions for posting on our site. Founded in 1899, the...