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Impact With Channel Markers Causing Injury
Impacts with Channel Markers is a frequent cause of boating injury cases. This is not surprising in some respects given Channel Marker locations on Florida waterways; they are located at the edges of channels upon which vessels are supposed to travel. Some of these channels are very narrow between the Channel Markers. Not all… Read More »
Are Cruise Lines Ready to Resume Cruises?
Are Cruise Lines Getting Ready to Sail Again? Are cruise lines getting ready to sail again? Certainly, they want to get the revenue started again. Royal Caribbean for instance recently disclosed to its shareholders that the company was losing $250m-$290m per month. Earlier in the year, after the CDC shut down all cruises from… Read More »
Safety Equipment
3 Essential Pieces of Boating Safety Equipment At 888-Boat-Law we repeatedly have seen that there are three essential pieces of boating safety equipment which are not always considered when preparing for a day of boating. We are not talking the usual personal flotation devices—life vests–which everyone understands is a fundamental piece of safety equipment…. Read More »
Labor Day 2020
Labor Day 2020 Boating Accidents LABOR DAY is one of those holidays where we at the 888-BOAT-LAW law firm see numerous boating injuries. This occurs year after year. The most common Labor Day boating accidents we see are: 1. boat collisions, 2. propeller-strike injuries, and 3. wake cases. “Wake cases” occur when a boat… Read More »
Fish Out of Water
This Is Us as Your Attorneys. This is the dog bite attorney who wants to have your boating accident case. Have you ever heard the expression: “A fish out of water”? That is the dog bite attorneys who want your boating injury case. Sure, they’d love to take a crack at your case. They’d… Read More »
Boat Rental Club Injuries
Boat Rental Club Injuries Are Increasing This is due in part to the increasing popularity of boat clubs—which allow more people than ever to get out on the water. But boat club injuries also are occurring due to the inexperience of the operators. Boat rental clubs operate on some formula of the following. A… Read More »
Open Weekends & Holidays
Boat Injuries Attorney on Weekends We Are Open! In 25 years of handling boating injury cases, JetSki crashes, and cruise ship injuries we see that many of these boating injury cases occur on the weekends and holidays. This is the same time that most attorneys are closed. We are open on weekends and holidays… Read More »
Monroe County Boat Injury Attorney
Boating Injuries in Monroe County Monroe County is one of the most unique places on earth, certainly one of the most beautiful. It is also home to a large number of boating injuries and crashes involving personal watercraft (“PWCs, also called “JetSkis” by many). If you have been on the water on Memorial Day,… Read More »
Can I Get a DUI Driving a Boat in Florida?
Boating Under the Influence Yes. It is known as “boating under the influence”, or BUI. In Florida, it is illegal to operate a vessel with a blood alcohol content level of .08 or higher — the same as it is to operate a vehicle. (Florida Statute Ch. 327.35) Alcohol is a leading contributing factor… Read More »
Cruise Ship Passenger Refunds
Passenger Refunds: What You Need to Know What is the deal with cruise ship passenger refunds? The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, the agency over cruise lines, is looking into the hodgepodge of refund policies of cruise lines. Some cruise lines were refusing refunds if a person canceled their cruise before the cruise line canceled… Read More »