Admiralty Lawyer

In the Black Sea over the weekend, a huge storm sank or ran aground 12 different cargo ships, one of which was an oil tanker. The storm featured waves in excess of 18 feet. According to survivors, the storm just came out of nowhere. Officials in the area said that ships ignored the storm warnings […]

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An awful accident in Toronto has left a 15-year-old dead and another man missing for two days now. Police were called to a break-in which indirectly lead them to the discovery of the 15-year-old floating in a lake.
It is believed that he was one of the people on-board a boat that capsized Friday night with […]

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This week, the Supreme Court opened hearings regarding the punitive damages appeal of Exxon regarding damages to be awarded to fishermen in Alaska due to the Valdez oil spill. The fishermen have been awaiting payment since 1994 when the original court handed down $5 billion in damages to be paid by Exxon.
This time around, much […]

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The Supreme Court has decided to hear an appeal of the Exxon Valdez punitive damages decision. Based on a precedent set back in 1814, a shipowner is not liable for a captain’s recklessness. Exxon argues that jury instructions in the original case did not make this precedent clear, which utimately effected the outcome of the […]

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A terrible boating accident off the coast of Brevard County has left one man dead and his son badly injured. The two were sailing to shore when they collided with another boat. The second boat was carrying three Merritt Island men, none of which were injured. Christopher Diaz, the man killed, and his son were […]

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