ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME CLAIMS AND LITIGATION
	Admiralty and Maritime law is a highly specialized legal practice which encompasses many diverse aspects of marine commerce, employment, recreation, transportation and personal injury and wrongful death actions occurring on navigable waters and the high seas. This field of law has its own set of complex jurisdictional and procedural rules, all of which require particular knowledge and expertise. Congress has enacted numerous federal statutes governing admiralty and maritime legal issues. Murphy & Anderson, P.A. is knowledgeable in the requirements of the Jones Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, the Death on the High Seas Act, Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, Public Vessels Act, Suits in Admiralty Act and the Federal Tort Claims Act.
The Firm’s admiralty and maritime practice focuses on the litigation of marine disputes and covers a broad variety of subjects including: • Maritime Death Actions • Personal Injuries of Seamen and other Maritime Workers • Maritime Products Liability • Unseaworthiness Claims • Maintenance and Cure • Collision & Property Damage • Cargo Claims & Towers' Liabilities • Recreational Boating and Watercraft Accidents • Commercial and Recreational Diving Accidents • Cruise Ship Passenger Claims • Marine Insurance • Maritime Employment Disputes • Maritime Liens, Ship Mortgages and Vessel Arrests • Stevedore and Wharf/Dock Liability • Charter Disputes • Marine Salvage Rights • Limitation of Liability • Disputes Arising from the Carriage of Goods
Murphy & Anderson, P.A. * 50 N. Laura Street, Suite 1675, Jacksonville, Florida 32202 * Telephone: 904-598-9282 * Facsimile: 904-598-9283 * website: www.jacksonville-injury-lawyers.com