Schechter, Shaffer & Harris, L.L.P. is a firm of aggressive trial lawyers founded by Arthur Schechter in 1964. The Houston-based maritime law firm has over 45 years

A family fishing trip turned deadly for a 13-year-old boy in Newport, Virginia last week.  The boy was killed in a boating accident involving his fishing boat

It seems like almost weekly we hear about a cruise ship scandal involving a missing passenger, crew member accident or other strange story.  Perhaps this increase in maritime

The US Coast Guard evacuated a crewmember from a tanker 100 miles west of San Diego on Monday.  The man, a 53-year-old Latvian national had suffered hand

Fewer things will increase your risk of being involved in a maritime accident faster than being drunk at the helm of the vessel.  A freighter captain, who

Rescuers have found six missing oil workers alive after they were stranded in the Gulf of Mexico for three days after Tropical Storm Nate. A seventh worker

Preceding the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, seamen were in danger of wrong care, consisting of exploitation and heinous working circumstances. They had no legal security impeding

Under the Jones Act, every worker who qualifies as a seaman is eligible to receive maintenance and cure payments after being injured. It doesn’t matter whether the