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Crew Member of Cruise Ship With Virus Cases Dies in Florida

With the death of Wiwit Widarto, 50, of Indonesia, the coronavirus-related death toll on the ill-fated cruise ship Zaandam raises to four.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Cruise Lines and the Coronavirus: What Liability Do Cruise Lines Have?

Among those infected were 19 crew members and two passengers. With more than 3,500 people onboard the ship in close proximity, this number was expected to rise. All American passengers on the Grand Princess were to be routed to military bases in California, Texas and Georgia for a 14-day quarantine.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

They're Stuck on a Ship. But These Broward Residents Are Suing Over Coronavirus Quarantine

Two Florida passengers are stuck on a cruise ship. But their lawyer has filed suit on land.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cruising for a Bruising?

In his Admiralty Law column, James E. Mercante discusses cases in which "the ship hits the fan," causing a cruise to go from dream to nightmare.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Denies Boat Contractor's Dismissal Bid in Vessel Fire

A Merritt Island-based company lost its attempt to avoid litigation over the cause of a fire blamed on a bow thruster.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Fire and Water: Fatal Mixture

Fires at sea are not so rare, just rarely so fatal. In his Admiralty Law column, James E. Mercante discusses some of the noteworthy fire cases litigated in admiralty.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Announcing Consent Decree, City Law Department Claims 'Victory' Over Floating Billboards on Manhattan Waterways

The city's Law Department has announced that under a settlement arrived at by consent decree, the electronic billboards traversing Manhattan waterways on a barge and displaying LED-lit ads will be no more.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Boat Crew Stranded in Cuba May Pursue Claims Against Travelers

Six crew members claimed they survived by eating rats and insects for nearly a year, a Miami federal judge noted in his order.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Boat Owners Seek to Head Off Lawsuits After 34 Die in Fire

Truth Aquatics, which owned the Conception, filed an action under a pre-Civil War provision of maritime law that allows it to limit its liability, a time-tested legal maneuver that has been successfully employed by owners of the Titanic and countless other crafts.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Supreme Court Dips Into Admiralty

Admiralty Law columnist James E. Mercante writes: The U.S. Supreme Court loves all things maritime. So much so, that its first maritime contract dispute was decided in 1781. Now, 238 years after that first contract decision, with many in between, the Supreme Court has its radar set on resolving another important maritime contract dispute.
9 minute read

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