![Vessel owner failed to train crew about radar, failed to install bridge alarm and overworked crew](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_b9606b10aef749b1921cac65e5c8eb42~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/17dc74_b9606b10aef749b1921cac65e5c8eb42~mv2.webp)
Vessel owner failed to train crew about radar, failed to install bridge alarm and overworked crew
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![Adam Davis to present at Marine Industry Day on USCG sexual misconduct reporting requirements](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_2dee42ba7cbb47e085340fbd2794a9fb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_301,h_167,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_2dee42ba7cbb47e085340fbd2794a9fb~mv2.webp)
Adam Davis to present at Marine Industry Day on USCG sexual misconduct reporting requirements
![Punitive damages available for product-liability claim brought under general maritime law](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_d1f54bb358f9464d9c274272b09bd718~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_280,h_290,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/17dc74_d1f54bb358f9464d9c274272b09bd718~mv2.webp)
Punitive damages available for product-liability claim brought under general maritime law
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![Towboat not responsible for barges capsizing at dock](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_b1c1efd6569c49cb8fe6f0364f3b355b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_b1c1efd6569c49cb8fe6f0364f3b355b~mv2.webp)
Towboat not responsible for barges capsizing at dock
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![Vessel owner not sanctioned for failing to produce Hurricane Ida video footage before deposition](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_084ab2e5645d45d4ab8f52bf7b12562a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_084ab2e5645d45d4ab8f52bf7b12562a~mv2.webp)
Vessel owner not sanctioned for failing to produce Hurricane Ida video footage before deposition
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![Jury awards Jones Act seaman $1.5 million in punitive damages](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_d3eca941449849d592b80067d23482f0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_275,h_183,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_d3eca941449849d592b80067d23482f0~mv2.webp)
Jury awards Jones Act seaman $1.5 million in punitive damages
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![Captain being awake for 52 hours does not trigger punitive damages against company](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_33dcbdecd6314e4a8b98616d4a2a0f89~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_431,h_117,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_33dcbdecd6314e4a8b98616d4a2a0f89~mv2.webp)
Captain being awake for 52 hours does not trigger punitive damages against company
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![Boston Whaler going 29 mph in fog solely at fault for collision with Pursuit going 10 mph](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_f00008b778c243469066d65a0db708e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_f00008b778c243469066d65a0db708e6~mv2.webp)
Boston Whaler going 29 mph in fog solely at fault for collision with Pursuit going 10 mph
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![Injured captain not allowed to subpoena third party to obtain industry practice evidence](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_7f54ba654ff946549a9c35988f3d9be2~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_454,h_340,al_c,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_7f54ba654ff946549a9c35988f3d9be2~mv2.webp)
Injured captain not allowed to subpoena third party to obtain industry practice evidence
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![Injured passenger of recreational vessel loses negligence case against vessel's driver](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_c48c7e970fe64a118a92569cf11a653a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_c48c7e970fe64a118a92569cf11a653a~mv2.webp)
Injured passenger of recreational vessel loses negligence case against vessel's driver
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![Forwarding contract by email insufficient to compel arbitration](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_79f5e1c103824f1e923983282734ff82~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_79f5e1c103824f1e923983282734ff82~mv2.webp)
Forwarding contract by email insufficient to compel arbitration
![Adam Davis to present at symposium on Navigation Rules at Loyola College of Law](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_cda4632f47604a8dad98cab12ee8a85c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/17dc74_cda4632f47604a8dad98cab12ee8a85c~mv2.webp)
Adam Davis to present at symposium on Navigation Rules at Loyola College of Law
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![Jury awards $27 million in damages against Talos for wrongful death on platform](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_d941105eb14044fba56a9eecee9274b7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_259,h_194,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_d941105eb14044fba56a9eecee9274b7~mv2.webp)
Jury awards $27 million in damages against Talos for wrongful death on platform
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![Social worker not allowed to diagnose Jones Act seaman with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_e22239fc0d45461694a49423ffc9b6a0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_e22239fc0d45461694a49423ffc9b6a0~mv2.webp)
Social worker not allowed to diagnose Jones Act seaman with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”)
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![Court sanctions Maersk's counsel in wrongful death case for misrepresenting availability of witness](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_24d920258cfc4914ada915b160cf127a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_24d920258cfc4914ada915b160cf127a~mv2.webp)
Court sanctions Maersk's counsel in wrongful death case for misrepresenting availability of witness
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![Mississippi River fleeter 100 percent at fault for barge breakaway. Towboats not negligent.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_78ba9a7e442d4ac0bc3631c8496c8071~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_78ba9a7e442d4ac0bc3631c8496c8071~mv2.webp)
Mississippi River fleeter 100 percent at fault for barge breakaway. Towboats not negligent.
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![Yacht owner allowed to pursue Hurricane Dorian insurance claim despite breach of warranty in policy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_73f5ed60539a4992b16f14427cd139e5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_73f5ed60539a4992b16f14427cd139e5~mv2.webp)
Yacht owner allowed to pursue Hurricane Dorian insurance claim despite breach of warranty in policy
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![Jury awards Conrad Shipyard, LLC $7.5 million for breach of vessel construction contracts](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_3cdf9ab8e9534554a7e21dfd1678d8c4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_3cdf9ab8e9534554a7e21dfd1678d8c4~mv2.webp)
Jury awards Conrad Shipyard, LLC $7.5 million for breach of vessel construction contracts
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![Platform 15% responsible for personal injury damages after a recreational fishing boat ran into it](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_47c7f1c0314c42aa9f21093d520ca932~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_47c7f1c0314c42aa9f21093d520ca932~mv2.webp)
Platform 15% responsible for personal injury damages after a recreational fishing boat ran into it
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![Recreational boater's personal injury claim against power company allowed to proceed](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17dc74_55717bee49f045589c658106dc27114f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/17dc74_55717bee49f045589c658106dc27114f~mv2.webp)
Recreational boater's personal injury claim against power company allowed to proceed