Law Office of Nicholas H. Walsh, P.A.
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Legal Liability for Wrecked and Abandoned Vessels
Submitted By: Nicholas Walsh On: Jan 16th 2012
Category: Maritime and Admiralty Law
From Injury to Judgment: Medical Malpractice Law in Maine
Submitted By: Nicholas Walsh On: Sep 10th 2011
Category: Medical Malpractice, Maine
The right to sue a doctor is rooted in common law, almost always the law of torts (negligence), very, very rarely in the law of contracts.
Salvage of Ships and Treasure
Submitted By: Nicholas Walsh On: May 25th 2011
Category: Maritime and Admiralty Law
Salvage Claims & Awards Under Admiralty Law. I am tending traps in my lobster boat one blustery fall day, and as I watch an expensive yacht run up on a ledge. The yacht backs away from the ledge, then loses power...
Death on the High Seas Act
Submitted By: Nicholas Walsh On: May 4th 2011
Category: Wrongful Death Claims
When a person is killed on the "high seas" due to a wrongful act, federal law provides a remedy in the Death on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C. §30302. "High seas"...
Cruise Ship and Ferry Liability for Passenger Injuries
Submitted By: Nicholas Walsh On: Nov 16th 2009
Category: Maritime Injury Claims, Maritime
Whether a cruise ship or ferry is liable for injuries to a passenger turns on law that is a lot like the “tort law” we find on land...
Where Does It Hurt: A Survey of Seaman’s Personal Injury Remedies
Submitted By: Nicholas Walsh On: Sep 4th 2009
Category: Maritime Injury Claims, Maritime
Hurt on land, working for some land-bound contractor, factory or shop, and chances are you will look to worker’s compensation law to pay for your care and lost wages. Working at a shipyard...
Fighting over the Estate: Probate Court Litigation
Submitted By: Nicholas Walsh On: May 21st 2009
Category: Probate
And you thought a probate practice would keep you out of the courtroom? Chances are a probate practice will eventually land you in court, whether representing a party or as a witness...
Evidence in the Real World: Part 2
Submitted By: Nicholas Walsh On: May 21st 2009
Category: Litigation
So your case is headed to trial. If you are plaintiff, your nightmare scenario is that you are going to offer a key document into evidence, the Very often, in advance of trial you and the other attorney...