If you are an oil rig worker on an offshore drilling platform and suffer injury while on the job it is important to know remedies you have under the law. Congress has passed a law called the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, which...
A Few Pointers on Submitting an Oil Spill Claim
Whenever there is an oil spill, hundreds of people are affected. Businesses are particularly vulnerable to disruption, as they have their revenue streams interrupted, equipment damaged, and have to make expensive, time consuming alternative...
Recovery through Death on the High Seas Act
If you are the spouse or child of a maritime worker who spends hours away from home and doing vessel work, you may have wondered what would happen in the case of the unthinkable, if the maritime worker died while far away, at sea, in the line of...