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Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act


Jones Act & Regulatory Basis of Liability:
July 15 2007


The discoverability of witness statements taken shortly after an accident:
Published in the Massachusetts Bar Association, Section Review, Vol. 7,
No. 2, 2005


Allocation of settlements in Personal Injury Cases
Published in the Massachusetts Bar Association, Section Review, Vol. 6,
No. 2, 2004


Seaman Falls Through Open Hatch: Lack of Safety Rails:
Negligence: Paraplegia: Verdict.
ATLA Law Reporter
September 2006


Second Mate's Leg Caught in Mooring Lines During Manual Release:
Negligence: Unseaworthiness: Traumatic Amputation: Settlement.
ATLA Law Reporter
August 2006


Worker Scalped by 20-ton Block on Scallop Boat
By Alyssa Cutler
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
June 27, 2005


Scalloper Sold At Auction
By Becky W. Evans
The Standard-Times
October 21, 2004


Men Perish On Boat; Rare Suffering Damages Awarded
By Tony Wright
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
April 5, 2004


Victims' Families Win Suit Against Cape Fear Owner
By Curt Brown and David Kibbe
The Standard-Times
March 11, 2004


Boating Mishaps Are Harder To Investigate
By Ray Carbone
Foster's Sunday Citizen
June 8, 2003


Starbound Families Settle Civil Lawsuit With Owner
By Dexter Van Zile
National Fisherman
December 2002

Court Nixes Cap On Cape Fear Damages
By David Kibbe
The Standard-Times
November 2, 2002


Final Settlement Reached In Tanker's Sinking Of Boat
By Jules Crittenden
Boston Herald
September 28, 2002


The Top Verdicts Of 2001:
Injury Aboard Ship Leads To Admiralty Verdict
By Marissa Yaremich
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
January 14, 2002


New Cape Fear Lawsuit Targets Marine Architects
By Jack Stewardson
The Standard-Times
January 10, 2002


Judge: Cape Fear Wasn't Seaworthy
By David Kibbe
The Standard-Times
January 3, 2002


Lawyers Of The Year 2001 - Carolyn M. Latti, Boston
By Marissa Yaremich
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
December 24, 2001


Legal Stage Is Set For Portland Judge To Decide Fault In Starbound Sinking
By John Richardson
Portland Press Herald
October 12, 2001


Boating Case Has Major Significance For Maritime Law
By Elizabeth Johnson
Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers Journal
August 21, 2001


Tanker Firm Posts $13M For Lawsuits
By Jules Crittenden
Boston Herald
August 25, 2001


Federal Suit Filed Against Suspect Tanker's Owner, Operator
By Brian MacQuarrie
The Boston Globe
August 21, 2001


Fisherman's Widow Files $6M Suit
By Boston Herald Staff
Boston Herald
August 21, 2001


Family Of Starbound Victim Files Second Lawsuit, This One In U.S.
By Bart Jansen
Portland Press Herald
August 21, 2001


Maine Fisherman's Widow Files Suit Against Tanker
By Dave Wedge
Boston Herald
August 18, 2001


Hit-And-Run Ship Sought
By David Hench
Portland Press Herald
August 7, 2001


Seaman Gets $2.5M Jones Act Verdict
By Paul D. Boynton
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
May 28, 2001


Mariner Awarded $2.8 Million In Suit
By John Doherty
The Standard-Times
May 19, 2001

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