Admiralty Lawyer

A large fishing boat sank recently in the Bering Sea just off of Alaska. The Alaska Ranger began to take on water shortly after the control of the rudder was lost. When it became evident that there was no way to save the boat, a distress signal was sent out and the 47 crewmembers began […]

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The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, one of the greatest environmental disasters in history, resulted in 240,000 barrels of oil being leaked into Prince William Sound, a $5 billion punitive damage judgment against Exxon, and 19 years of appeals by the oil giant. Now, the nearly two-decade long case is drawing toward a close, with […]

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Krzysztof Zarotynski, 56, a 21-year veteran dock worker, was killed Monday as the result of an accident at the Beckett Street Terminal. Zarotynski, a cargo crane operator, was preparing a crane to unload a docked ship when the accident occurred. The South Jersey Port Corporation (SJPC) reported that he was the first and only employee […]

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Kenneth Tonn, 60, was sentenced last Friday to 6-20 years in prison for the deaths of David and Kathleen Gilfillan last summer. Tonn, whose blood alcohol content (BAC) was nearly twice the legal limit, lost control of his boat, which struck the Gilfillans, who were sitting on the back of a beached boat. Kathleen died […]

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The family of Dallen McIntyre has filed suit against two men accused of injuring him in a hit and run accident in 2006. Dallen McIntyre, 11, was seriously injured in when he was hit while riding on a knee board. The boat, allegedly driven by Roger Isaac Guzman, did not stop after hitting Dallen. Guzman’s […]

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