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Georgia Jury Broadsides Casino Ship for $2.2M Verdict in Patron's Fall

Lawyers for the owner of the Emerald Princess II were denied summary judgment on their argument that a one-year statute of limitations printed on the plaintiff's boarding pass shielded them from liability.
6 minute read

Law.com

Sweats, Yoga and Keurig Coffee Make Work-From-Home Days a Treat for Lawyer Susan Burke

This plaintiffs lawyer who handles high-profile cases involving the federal government relishes working from home—when her schedule permits.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

US Supreme Court Arguments Set in Riviera Beach First Amendment Case

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Feb. 27 in a First Amendment case stemming from the arrest of a frequent government critic as he spoke…
2 minute read

The Recorder

Gordon Rees Snags Nine-Lawyer Sedgwick Team

The pending demise of Sedgwick has resulted in a maritime group that the firm recruited nearly two years ago decamping for Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Corporate Counsel Discusses Damage Control in Lower Manhattan Ferry Crash

At the Corporate Counsel Symposium, an event put on Friday by the New York City Bar Association, Thomas Wynne, vice president and general counsel of SeaStreak, recounted how he navigated the crash of a ferry in lower Manhattan.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sailor Secures $4.4M Jury Verdict in Trial Over Injury at Sea

A jury in Manhattan awarded $4.4 million to a former shipmate whose aspirations of becoming a captain were dashed after a shoulder injury made her permanently unfit for sea duty.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dredging Company Denied $5.9M Indemnity Payout from US for Pipeline Rupture

A dredging company sued along with the U.S. government and ultimately hit with a nearly $14 million bench verdict for damaging an oil pipeline in…
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sea Monster Fought Law, and the Law Won!

In his Admiralty column, James E. Mercante writes: The art of smuggling at sea can provide profit or pain. Sort of like trick or treat.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cuomo Signs Tanker Avoidance Bill

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation allowing the state to establish guidelines for tanker avoidance zones after the Coast Guard last year proposed designating 10 new areas in the Hudson River where commercial oil vessels could anchor.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Murky Waters of Shipping Insolvencies: Issues to Consider for Texas Businesses that Purchase Goods from Overseas

Now is an uncertain time for Texas companies that do business with the shipping industry as trade deals are renegotiated and the shipping industry continues to rank in the top of most lists for industries likely to face insolvency.
5 minute read

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