MARTIME PERSONAL INJURY AND DEATH involves personal injuries and deaths that occurr on commercial and recreational vessels, pleasure boats, dredges, tankers, Ro-Ro ships, general cargo or breakbulk vessels, fishing boats, tug boats, barges and jet skis. Maritime personal injury involves the Jones Act, the Longshore and Harborworker's Compensation Act, and the General Maritime Law of the United States. The rights and liabilities of individuals and corporations involved with accidents on vessels are extremely different than the laws that apply to accidents which occur on land. A seaman who is injured on a vessel is entitled to maintance and cure. It is imperative that clients be represented by attorneys like Bluestein Law Firm, P.A. when someone is injured on a vessel or on the waterfront.

RECREATIONAL BOATING AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFTS: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that admiralty and maritime law can apply to accidents involving recreational boats and jet skis. Unfortunately, many recreational boaters and attorneys do not realize that admiralty and maritime law with its unique laws apply. It is important for a boater to be advised by an experienced admiralty and maritime lawyer like the lawyers at Bluestein Law Firm, P.A.

TRANSPORTATION LAW involves damage or loss of cargo or goods while being transported from one location to another location via vessel, truck, barge or rail. Transportation law also includes misdelivery or late delivery of cargo. The cargo transportation law involves several federal statutes that govern the rights and liabilities of the parties. The attorneys at Bluestein Law Firm, P.A. are experienced at assisting clients with cargo transportation problems.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF VESSELS can be a complex transaction involving shipbuilding contracts, bills of sale, marine surveys, documentation of vessels, and preffered Ship Mortgages.