Admiralty law, more commonly known as “maritime law,” refers to the body of law that governs and regulates maritime activities taking place on navigable waters, including accidents involving maritime [..]

DOHSA permits the spouse, parents, children, and dependent relatives of a deceased worker to recover certain damages when a death takes place in international waters – more than three miles from U.S. [..]

The Jones Act is a federal statute that provides legal rights and protections to seamen who are injured while in the service of a ship or vessel. The Act governs the liability of maritime employers an [..]

The Jones Act permits seamen to file a negligence lawsuit against their employers when they are injured in the course or scope of their employment due to negligence of their employer or a co-worker.

The Limitation of Liability Act permits the owner of a vessel to petition the court to limit its liability for damages to the value of the vessel when a maritime accident occurs.

The LHWCA is a federal workers’ compensation program that provides financial compensation and medical benefits to longshoremen, dock workers, harbor workers and other persons who work on docks, shippi [..]

Under the Jones Act seamen who are injured on the job are entitled to collect maintenance (the daily cost of living on land) and cure (medical care) benefits from their employers until they can return [..]

Maritime law, also known as “admiralty law,” is the body of law that regulates and governs maritime activities that occur on navigable waters. These activities include, but are not limited to, navigat [..]

Under the Jones Act, maximum medical cure is the point at which a seaman’s injuries or illness will no longer improve even if he receives additional medical treatment.

). OCSLA extends legal rights and protections to longshoremen, harbor workers and other maritime employees working on the Outer Continental Shelf.