Admiralty & Maritime
Benefits Review Board Addresses Competing Audiograms and Longshore Hearing Loss
Claimant was employed by Employer from 1977 to 1987. Thereafter, he worked for a number of other non-maritime employers. In 2006, Claimant underwent a... More
Second Circuit Extends Federal Admiralty Jurisdiction to Foreign Judgment
D’Amico Dry Ltd. v. Primera Mar. (Hellas) Ltd., — F.3d —- (2d Cir. 2014). This case comes before the United States Second Circuit Court... More
False Distress Call Results in Serious Criminal Penalties
In March 2012, an aircraft pilot falsely reported observing a fishing boat with four passengers in distress in Lake Erie. In response to the... More
More Briefs Filed in Dize v. Association of Maryland Pilots
In 1995, the Supreme Court decided Chandris, Inc. v. Latsis, 515 U.S. 347 (1995), wherein it announced a test for determining “seaman” status. To... More
Defense Base Act Contractor Denied Vaccine Act Compensation
Petitioner worked for Fluor as a military contractor. On February 1, 2012, while employed by Fluor in Afghanistan, he received a flu vaccine and... More
How Does DLHWC Divide Longshore Death Benefits Between Spouse and Child When the Maximum Compensation Rate Applies?
Today’s post discusses different methods employed by the Department of Labor’s Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation (“DLHWC”) for the calculation of death... More
No Work-Related Stress Claims Under the Jones Act, Says 11th Circuit
William Skye worked a lot. A whole lot. Skye worked between 90 and 105 hours per week for 70 to 84 days at a... More
Longshoreman’s Claim Against Vessel Owner
Assume that you own a commercial vessel and decide that it is time to put her in drydock and have work done on the... More
Fortuity Doctrine Prevented Coverage for Known Loss Following Boating Accident
The Fifth Circuit recently issued an unpublished decision discussing the application of the “fortuity doctrine” under Texas Law. The underlying lawsuit involved a boating... More
Supreme Court Petition Filed in Dize v. Association of Maryland Pilots
On April 18, 2014, counsel for Jennifer Dize, the personal representative of the Estate of William Smith Dize, filed a interesting and very well-written... More