Maritime work is comprised of unique professions which are regulated by a special set of federal laws. For example, while most injured workers are covered by state workers' compensation laws, certain workers injured in maritime accidents must seek benefits under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA).
In March, the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the LHWCA in a way that could alter the benefits payments injured maritime workers are entitled to receive.
Last fall, a liftboat accident set 10 men adrift on a lifeboat in the Gulf of Mexico during the height of Tropical Storm Nate. Three men died during the ordeal, and another passed away shortly after the group was rescued.
In wake of the accident, two survivors filed a Louisiana maritime accident lawsuit, claiming negligence on the part of Australia-based liftboat operator Mermaid Marine and its American business partners, Trinity Liftboat Services and Geokinetics, Inc.
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In the wake of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster, some U.S. lawmakers are seeking to review and update American maritime law.
At least 32 people, many them Americans, died when the Italian cruise ship ran aground near the island of Giglio. Although the investigation is still pending, preliminary reports attribute the maritime accident to extreme negligence on the part of the ship's captain.
However, under current U.S. law, victims of the cruise ship accident and others like it may not be able to recover the same damages they would be entitled to if the accidents occurred on land.
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