NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts (AP) — One early morning this week in ocean waters off the coasts of Rhode Island and New York, signs of the nascent wind industry were all around. Giant upright steel tubes poked from the water, waiting …
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has sided with an insurer seeking subrogation for payments it made to an injured worker before it was determined the insurer was not obligated to make the payments. The state’s highest court, in a 6-0 decision …
Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company said on Monday, its second such filing in less than two years, after a fire last month prompted it to close the largest refinery on the U.S. East …
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take a maritime law case involving a widow from Smith Island, Maryland. The court said Monday it won’t consider the case of Jennifer Dize, whose husband William Dize spent two decades working as …
William Smith Dize’s life revolved around water. The boat captain worked the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, and when he wasn’t operating a boat, he was working on them and around the dock. But when Dize got sick and sued …
Distinguishing claims that fall under the Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) and the Jones Act can be difficult, said Jack Martone, senior vice president of American Equity Underwriters. Martone discussed the two maritime coverages at the April Risk …