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Five Hospitalized in Sunday\'s Boating Accident

Maritime > Boat Accident

July 6, 2010

Boat Accident

Cape May, NJ - State Police have released additional information in the boating accident that occurred in the Intracoastal waterway between Longport and Ocean City on Sunday.

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Maritime Overviews

Finding Liability for Your Maritime Injuries as a Guest on a Private Vessel

Traditionally, maritime jurisdiction has been applicable only to commercial and ocean-going vessels, but this is no longer the case. All of the rules regarding admiralty may be applied to smaller crafts and those which are used purely for recreational purposes.

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Special Considerations in Maritime Injury Cases

The power of United States courts to administer the maritime law is derived from the language in the United States Constitution extending the judicial power of the United States to ''all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction.'' The ''saving to suitors'' clause of the Judicial Code permits state courts also to assume subject-matter jurisdiction of cases which might be enforced by an in personam action in admiralty.

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Martime Injury Overview

Injuries that occur on bodies of water, the high seas, and even in some instances land, bring the law of admiralty, otherwise known as maritime law, into play. If you were injured, for example, in a boating accident or on a cruise ship, personal injury attorneys experienced in this highly specialized area of law are available here at injuryhelpline.com to assist you in your case.

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