Maritime

Donato, Minx & Brown, P.C. has significant experience in all fields of maritime law. An attorney with the firm spent 20 years on active duty with the Coast Guard both as a seagoing officer and in the practice of maritime law with the Coast Guard.

This broad field includes:

• Maritime personal injury and death cases, including those under the Jones Act, the Death on the High Seas Act, and General Maritime Law
• Marine casualties
• Cargo damage claims, including the Harter Act and Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
• Maritime suits against the United States
• Defense of personnel actions taken against seafarers by the Coast Guard
• Collisions; damage to persons or property
• Damage to shoreside property caused by vessels
• Carriers and towers liabilities
• Liabilities for water pollution, both federal and state
• Coast Guard regulation of vessels
• Salvage
• Marine insurance
• Offshore Drilling Injury cases

Click on the following link to view a video excerpt of a recent salvage operation in a maritime defense case.

• Maritime Animation

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