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Monthly Archives: November 2010

Cruise Ship Passenger Slip / Fall Accidents & Injuries – What is the Cruise Line’s Responsibility?

November 15, 2010 Cruise Ship Passenger Injury Law

Many cruise ship passengers slip and sustain injuries due to slippery decks each year. Maritime law imposes certain duties upon cruise lines to lessen the likelihood of such accidents and injuries. The purpose of this article is to explain these duties. Cruise lines are obligated under maritime law to exercise […]

Texas Court Finds Marine Insurance Policy’s New York Choice of Law Clause Does Not Defeat Extracontractual Tort Claims Brought Under Texas Law

November 2, 2010 Wrongful Denial of Marine Insurance Claim

Many boat owners do not know Great Lakes insurance company buries a provision in its marine insurance policy requiring all disputes arising from the policy be governed under New York law in the absence of “well established, entrenched principles and precedents of substantive United States Federal Admiralty law”. Even if […]