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Requirements to File a PTSD Lawsuit Against Your Employer
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5 Blunders To Avoid When Filing Maritime Lawsuits

For maritime staff, the possibility of on-the-job accidents is certainly more than in a great many other sorts of professions….

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Two Persons Missing in Barge-Tourist Boat Accident in Philadelphia

Two persons continue to remain missing a day after a massive accident involving a amphibious tourist boat and a barge…

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Ship Docks at Houston Ship Channel with Dead Body on Board

Maritime attorneys are closely following the death of a Ukrainian man whose body was found on a cargo vessel just…

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6 Missing Oil Workers Found Alive After Storm

Rescuers have found six missing oil workers alive after they were stranded in the Gulf of Mexico for three days…

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Philadelphia Duck Boat Accident Lawsuit Filed

Herschend Family Entertainment Corp., the duck boat manufacturer and parent company of Ride the Ducks of Philadelphia have been named…

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Corpus Christi Texas Coast Guard Medevacs Commercial Fisherman With Head Injury

The Texas Coast Guard medevaced a crewman from a fishing vessel approximately 40 miles south of South Padre Island, Tuesday….

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Barge Company Cited, Fined After Two Worker Deaths in Freeport, Texas

The Occupation Health and Safety Administration cited a local barge company for 40 safety violations after a flash fire left…

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Obama Administration Announces Opening of New Areas to Offshore Drilling

Yesterday, President Obama announced that his government will approve new oil and gas drilling sites, including in the Gulf of…

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    • Common Offshore Accidents
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    • Oil Rig Workers
    • Military Sealift Command
    • Maritime Piracy
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    • General Maritime Law
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    • Maritime Acts
    • Admiralty Extension Act
    • Defense Base Act
    • DOHSA
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    • LHWCA
    • OCSLA
    • Public Vessels Act
  • Attorneys
    • Matthew D. Shaffer
    • Jonathan Harris
    • Arthur L. Schechter
    • Adam J. Rosenfeld
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