Admiralty Lawyer

The US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, ruled recently that a worker on a Mississippi barge can legally file a retaliatory firing lawsuit. The worker was fired after he repeatedly complained to management about his co-workers’ drug use. The court’s ruling took into consideration the tension and potential conflict between admiralty law and the importance […]

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The number of pirate attacks worldwide increased 10%, from 239 in 2006 to 269 in 2007, in a reversal of the downward trend seen since 2003. The increase is mainly blamed on a rise in attacks off Nigeria and Somalia, according to the International Maritime Bureau.
In 2007, 18 ships were hijacked and 292 crew members […]

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