U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier delayed the start of trial just 24 hours before it was set to get underway so that BP can discuss settlement with the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC). The PSC represents thousands of individuals and businessesRead More

Just over a month after one of the worst cruise ship disasters in recent memory, another luxury liner, the Costa Allegra, is now floating helplessly without power in the Indian Ocean. 636 passengers, including 8 U.S. citizens, and 413 crewRead More

The Jones Act lawyers at Zehl & Associates take pride in representing offshore workers who have been seriously hurt due to the negligence of others. Whether it’s a careless fellow crew member, a poorly-maintained piece of equipment onboard the vesselRead More

It is no secret that a huge percentage of the American population is on Facebook. What many do not know, however, is that unscrupulous maritime employers have started to use the publicly-available contents of various social networking sites, like Facebook,Read More

BP recently announced plans to raise its dividend by 14 percent up to 8.0 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2011, making it the first rise since the company resumed paying out dividends about a year ago. TheRead More

Rescuers temporarily suspended their search today for survivors of the MV Rabaul Queen blaming strong winds that were hampering aerial rescue efforts. According to the National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) of Papua New Guinea, the ferry sank suddenly on theRead More

Italian officials today predicted it could take as long as 10 months to completely remove the wreckage of the stranded cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, from the waters near Giglio. Operations to siphon the more than 500,000 gallons of fuelRead More

Nearly a week after the Costa Concordia ran aground and capsized off the Italian coast, recovery teams have resumed their search for the 21 victims still unaccounted for onboard the stricken vessel. The search was temporarily suspended on Wednesday afterRead More

A commercial fishing vessel capsized late Tuesday night approximately 10 miles off the coast of New Jersey. The maritime accident left one dead and required another member of the crew to be rescued by a passing ship. The overturned vessel,Read More

In a recent federal court filing, BP demanded that contractor Halliburton pay for all of the costs incurred as a result of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill. BP last estimated the tab at approximately $42 billion. BPRead More