American Boat Patrols Waters Around New Offshore Wind Farms to Protect Jobs July 19, 2023 By Jennifer McDermott NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts (AP) — One early morning this week in ocean waters off the coasts of Rhode Island and...
Penn. Supreme Adds Exception to Subrogation Rule in Jones Act Case February 24, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has sided with an insurer seeking subrogation for payments it made to an injured worker before...
Philadelphia Energy Solutions Files for Bankruptcy after Refinery Fire July 22, 2019 By Laila Kearney and Jarrett Renshaw Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company said on Monday, its second such filing in...
Supreme Court Denies Maritime Worker Case October 9, 2014 The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take a maritime law case involving a widow from Smith Island, Maryland. The...
Supreme Court May Hear Jones Act Case October 1, 2014 By JESSICA GRESKO William Smith Dize’s life revolved around water. The boat captain worked the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, and when he...
The Blurred Lines in Maritime Exposures June 19, 2014 By Denise Johnson Distinguishing claims that fall under the Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) and the Jones Act can be difficult,...