Addressing Maritime and Business Law Issues Since 1989
When a business owner first starts their maritime business, they often have plans to grow the business over time. However, if the business is not as successful as they hoped it would be, an owner may choose to walk away from the business they built and transfer the...
Many California residents enjoy a lucrative and exciting career in the maritime industry. However, maritime work carries a higher risk of injury and death than many other industries, and because of that, there are laws to protect workers and their families. One of...
Maritime injuries may be serious and chronic. Employers may need to compensate maritime workers if they are injured in these jobs. Their families may also receive death benefits. Jones Act The Jones Act covers many maritime activities. It also compensates workers who...
The shipping industry employs many people in Long Beach. Many of these jobs have inherent dangers. Workers involved in maritime accidents can suffer serious injuries. The injuries can prevent the victims from working, and as a result they may lose income, which can be...
Being injured at sea can leave you and your family facing significant hardship. Your injuries might be painful, your medical care expensive, and the emotional toll taken on you might be devastating. As stressful as all of that can be, there are things that you can do...
Merchandise is transported all around the world and Long Beach receives many containers of merchandise through the ports in and near the city. The containers of merchandise need to be offloaded and often times stored until they are eventually carried by different...
All forms of transportation have accidents. But the ocean is vast and, for many workers and individuals, presents the risk of accidents. Cruises Cruise vessels comprise major types of maritime accidents that can lead to maritime personal injury lawsuits by passengers...
We’ve spent some time on this blog discussing some of the most common ways that those who work at sea are injured. But how common are these kinds of injuries? They occur with more frequency than you may think. In fact, some studies have shown that more than 9,000...
Maritime law affects the sea, but it also affects those who live by the sea, and in some instances, those who live near waterways generally. This includes those who have wetlands on their property. Wetlands If you live near the ocean or a waterway, you may not think...
In order to receive protection under the Jones Act, as discussed in our last blog post, you have to prove a number of characteristics. Amongst them are that you’re a seaman, that the vessel on which you were injured was in navigation, that you contributed to the...
