What Is the Jones Act in Maritime Law… and Am I Covered?
As Jones Act attorneys, we often receive questions about the Jones Act in maritime law: What is the Jones Act in maritime law? When was the Jones Act passed? What does the Jones Act do? And perhaps most importantly: Am I covered by the Jones Act?
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What is General Maritime Law?
At some point when exploring their rights after being injured at sea, most people wind up asking the question, “What is general maritime law?” in some form or another. Maritime law is a body of law instituted over time via common law and precedents set in other cases, making maritime law unlike most other codified state and federal laws.
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