Ship Lawyer Ship Accident Lawyer Duties 4

Question 1

A ship accident lawyer learns the vessel owner is filing under the Limitation of Liability Act. The lawyer's duty is to:

Accepted Answer

Contest it by showing the owner had privity or knowledge of the unsafe condition

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Concede the limitation

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Ignore the filing

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Settle for the vessel's value

Question 2

What information must a lawyer gather to calculate a seaman's lost-earning-capacity damages?

Accepted Answer

Work history, wage records, life expectancy, and future earning potential

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Only the current paycheck

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The vessel's flag state

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The weather on the day of injury

Question 3

A lawyer must advise an injured seaman that accepting 'maintenance' payments does NOT:

Accepted Answer

Waive or reduce the right to pursue a Jones Act negligence claim

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Provide daily living expenses

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Cover medical costs as cure

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Continue until maximum cure

Question 4

When a client's injury was partly their own fault, the ship accident lawyer should explain that maritime law applies:

Accepted Answer

Pure comparative negligence reducing damages by the client's fault percentage

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A complete bar to recovery

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Automatic dismissal

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Double damages

Question 5

A ship accident lawyer's duty of diligence requires preserving which onboard evidence after a collision?

Accepted Answer

The voyage data recorder, logbooks, and maintenance records

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Only the crew's opinions

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The menu

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The ship's paint color

Question 6

If a seaman dies from a vessel injury within U.S. territorial waters, the lawyer may rely on which Jones Act feature?

Accepted Answer

A survival and wrongful death action for the seaman's beneficiaries

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No remedy exists

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Only a maintenance claim

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Criminal prosecution only

Question 7

A lawyer charging a contingency fee in a maritime injury case has a duty to:

Accepted Answer

Provide a clear written fee agreement explaining the percentage and costs

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Hide the fee structure

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Charge by the hour secretly

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Take the entire recovery