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...
In 1920, the United States Congress passed a statute called the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. Most people today refer to the law as the “Jones Act.” The Jones Act was intended to ensure that the United States had a modern and effective merchant marine fleet and to give...
The litany of shipping, transportation and business challenges that have impacted California ports in the past several years have caused significant concerns. This has stemmed from illnesses, delays and disputes. Through it all, workers have done their jobs and been...
The Jones Act is a federal law that provides important protections for maritime workers who are working at sea. Because of the importance of the Jones Act to a worker injured at sea, it is helpful to be familiar with the types of protections is provides. The Jones Act...
