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Our Admiralty practice has always been a part of the firm's core set of practices since the firm's founding. Our principal areas of expertise in this area include:
Limitations of Liabilities Act Petitions
Disputes over cargo and personnel carriage and transport.
Marine Insurance
Disputes over interpretation and coverage of various forms of marine insurance.
Charter Parties
Wide variety of charter party disputes, including arbitrations under the auspices of the Society of Maritime Arbitrators, and drafting customized charter party rider clauses for both vessel owners and trading companies.
Maritime Liens
Unique remedies provided by maritime law to certain classes of claimants.
Product Liability
Litigation of maritime suits that are basically "product" cases.
Shipbuilding/Conversion/Sales Disputes
Large and complex shipyard disputes.
Cargo Claims
Bills of lading and COGSA, including cargo damage cases in both liner and bulk trades, and assistance of liner operators in drafting bill of lading terms.
Casualty
Collision cases involving tugs, barges and cargo ships.
Pollution
U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and other legislation and international conventions.
Salvage
Counsel and litigation and on all aspects of maritime salvage.
Jones Act
Counsel and litigation regarding vessels, cargo, and personnel engaged in the transport of of cargo and people between U.S. Ports per the Act.
Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Compensation Act
Counsel and litigation regarding issues pertaining to this maritime version of Workman's Compensation.
Recreational Vehicles Accidents
Counsel and litigation for issues and claims surrounding property and personal damages arising from water-borne recreational vehicle accidents.
First Party Property Claims
Counsel and litigation surrounding First Party Property Claims and the "bad-faith" actions that frequently accompany these claims.
Coast Guard Licensing Hearings
Counsel, advice, and representation for Merchant Mariner licensing hearings and disputes before Coast Guard officers and venues.
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