Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York)

About

Provided by Murphy, Rogers, Sloss, Gambel & Tompkins

The team at Murphy Rogers collectively possesses exceptional maritime experience, with a wide variety of expertise in the following areas: 

• ​Maritime personal injury defense, including Jones Act and Longshore
• Collisions and allisions
• Cargo claims
• Fixed and floating object damage
• Multimodal transportation
• Vessel investigations and regulatory matters
• Seaman wage disputes
• Charter party disputes
• Offshore drilling litigation
• Crewmember and/or operational matters
• Environmental claims and issues

In light of its location in New Orleans, the home of one of the largest ports in the United States that sees a variety of vessel types and maritime commerce, Murphy Rogers has gained an intricate familiarity with both bluewater and brownwater issues, and regularly handles a cross-section of the types of maritime claims and matters listed above. And given the ever-changing climate of maritime law, the firm's successful handling of maritime cases is interwoven with its up-to-date and immersive knowledge in this specialized legal realm, with Murphy Rogers' commitment to staying involved in this fluid industry bolstering the team's experience in this area.