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For most people, a cruise is a safe and enjoyable experience. But for those who experience accidents, injury or illness, a cruise can result in a lifetime of pain and suffering. People on a cruise ship can experience slipping and falling, tripping, back and neck injuries, leg, foot and ankle … [Read more...]

I'm Charles Naylor. I'm a Maritime personal injury lawyer, and the purpose of this video is to talk about the basics of United States Maritime law as it applies to injuries that occur on passenger cruise ships. When a passenger's injured, the law that will ordinarily apply is the General Maritime … [Read more...]

Have you been injured or gotten ill on a cruise ship? Have you been injured while working on a cruise ship, as a seaman or a longshore man? Do you know how to document an accident scene at work? We answer these questions and more with our series of videos on maritime law. Cruise Ship Injuries and … [Read more...]

The Jones Act is a federal law, passed in the 1920s, to help seamen recover damages when they are injured. What the Jones Act actually did was to provide seamen with the right to sue their employer when their employer's negligence causes injury. But it has come to mean much more than that. Today, … [Read more...]