May 6Vessel owner can be liable for failure to maintain slip-resistant wheelhouse floors This case concerns a fall aboard the M/V EMILY ALEXIS that occurred while the Master was responding to an engine room fire. The vessel's...
May 2Drillship liable for breakaway damages during Hurricane HarveyThis case involves a drillship breaking away in Port Aransas and causing property damage during Hurricane Harvey. The DPDS1, an unmanned...
May 1NTSB rejects Dredge Owner's Effort to Blame Employee for Dredge CapsizingOn January 16, 2023, the dredging vessel WB WOOD capsized near Mile Marker 85 on the Lower Mississippi River about 10 miles below New...
Mar 28Act of god defense fails in Hurricane Ida barge breakaway case. Plaintiff recovers $1.5 million in damages.This case is one of the many lawsuits filed against barge fleeters after Hurricane Ida. In an effort to avoid having to pay for the...