There is a growing crisis at sea. It has persisted for months and has only gotten worse over that time. As Bloomberg recently reported, there are roughly 300,000 seafarers currently stranded at sea. Many of them have served well beyond the terms of their contracts,...
Month: September 2020
7 startling facts about burn injuries
We all know that fire is hot and that if you touch it, it will burn you. But when did you learn this information? How did you learn it? What might happen if you were to start forgetting things while you had open flames on your oven range? A pair of recent reports...
Are nuclear verdicts making the trucking industry safer?
If there’s one thing trucking company executives and their insurance companies fear, it’s likely the “nuclear verdict.” A nuclear verdict is a massive judgment of $10 million or more, awarded to the victim or victims of a truck accident. The problems with nuclear...
Good news for the maritime industry in 2020?
By most accounts 2020 has been a rough and stormy year for the maritime industry. Falling oil prices have played a major part, along with a global health crisis. As many are losing their jobs, it’s easy to feel like everything’s going the wrong direction. Still, amid...