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A federal jury in Portland, Maine, ruled that a vessel that sank four years ago, 60 miles off the coast of Rockland, was seaworthy....

Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: Yes. Yes, I did attack my brother's neck with a knife-edg...

1) Question: We're not sure whether my fiancee's cousin, Ed, is going to come to our wedding this weekend. If he does, all hell will surely break loose as it always does ...

If you are a seaman who was injured while working on a vessel, you may be able to file a third party lawsuit in addition to a Jones Act claim.  A third party is basically...

 Another incident of workplace violence.  This time in Connecticut.  See news report....

Really? All this for some cigarettes?

If you are injured at sea, there are laws that protect you, including the Jones Act and General Maritime Law.  The Jones Act provides compensation for injured workers, bu...

According to The New York Times, New Delhi’s traffic police have waded into Government 2.0 territory, adopting Facebook to garner public participation.  Its Facebook page...

Again and again, people fall onto subway tracks in New York City and get maimed or killed. And often they do so after getting drunk....