The multi-factor framework for whether U.S. maritime law applies to a foreign-crew or foreign-flag maritime claim.
If you were hurt as a passenger on a cruise, the law gives you far less time than you think, and the fine print on your ticket has already decided where you can sue. Here is how cruise ship passenger injury claims actually work, and why acting quickly matters more than in almost any other…
An injured cruise ship crew member faces a question most injured workers never do: not just how much the claim is worth, but whether it will be decided by a U.S. jury or by a private arbitrator in another country applying another nation’s law. That fork in the road, set by a clause buried in…
If you crew a cruise ship and get hurt on the job, you may be told your contract sends you to arbitration in another country under another nation’s law. That is often true. It does not mean you have no rights. In short: Injured cruise ship crew keep real maritime rights, including maintenance and cure…
Commercial fishing is the deadliest civilian occupation in the United States. NIOSH data shows that fishermen die on the job at roughly 29 to 40 times the rate of the average U.S. worker. If you have been hurt on a fishing vessel, or you have lost a family member at sea, here is how the…
Cruise ship crew members come from across the world, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and beyond, and work long contracts on foreign-flag vessels that sail in and out of U.S. ports. If you have been hurt working as cruise ship crew, your employment contract probably contains an arbitration clause that points…
U.S. offshore wind is a newer industry, with the first commercial-scale projects coming online over the last several years and many more in active construction along the East Coast. The legal framework that protects workers in this industry was largely written for older offshore work, oil and gas, longshore, fishing, and the wind industry does…
