Family of Georgia Tugboat Deckhand Wins Jones Act Death Case

Coastal tugboat deckhand and Georgia native Danny Williams, 32, was killed offshore of Tybee Island while doing his job in July, 2016.Danny was a part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP, begun in 2015), which includes dredging the Savannah River to a depth of 47 feet and extending the channel an additional 18.5 miles…

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Injured Port Worker Wins Remand to State Court

A ship to shore crane injured a stevedore aboard a vessel docked in navigable waters.The injured worker filed a lawsuit in State Court.  The Defendant crane owner “removed” the case to Federal Court, thereby attempting to modify the worker’s choice of court in which to litigate the case. The worker responded that the removal was improper,…

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