On September 5, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered an Order denying a marina’s motion to dismiss a limitation action for lack of jurisdiction because the marina’s alleges that the vessel in question was … Read more
On May 2, 2023 the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts’ Judgment of Exoneration by Default in favor of a fishing vessel owner for all claims … Read more
The District of Massachusetts entered summary judgment in favor of a fishing company finding that it was not liable to pay maintenance and cure to a former deckhand after he claims he aggravated his original injury when working on a … Read more
After nearly three years of litigation and a two-week trial at the District of Rhode Island, the Court entered Judgment for our clients denying Nathan Carman’s insurance claim and dismissing all of his counterclaims. The case involved the disappearance of … Read more
Kirby Aarsheim secured a transfer of federal fishing permit following initial denial and litigation initiated by vessel owner against National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Widow’s late husband’s estate brought action to obtain various assets. Liam O’Connell successfully defended a motion for summary judgment filed by the estate before obtaining a judgment for his client after a trial in Essex Superior Court. Judgment entered on … Read more
After mold took over the interior of his yacht, a career insurance agent tried getting crafty with the wording in his hull policy, first claiming hull damage resulting from a fire (but there was no ignition) and second claiming vandalism … Read more
Representing Defendant-Vessel J. Burroughs (Dist of Mass.) of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts Federal Judge Allows Assertion of Self-Critical Analysis Privilege and Issues Protective Order preventing Plaintiff from obtaining Defendant-Shipmanager’s Post-Casualty Internal Investigation Report. See the … Read more
Representing an abutter in a judicial review of a decision by the City of Gloucester City Council, Liam O’Connell obtained summary judgment against the applicant who desired to build a house on a private beach.
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