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		<title>Barge Beached near Port Canaveral</title>
		<link>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2011/02/barge-beached-near-port-canaveral/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barge Accidents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My wife and I vacationed in Cape Canaveral in November 2010, staying in a large condominium on the ocean front.  As part of my daily routine – trying to unwind from a year’s worth of stress – I would walk on the beach early each morning. When I went to the beach on the morning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commuter seamen who eat and sleep at home every night are still entitled to “Maintenance”. Employer can not offset “maintenance” based on seaman’s receipt of Social Security Disability or Long Term Disability benefits.</title>
		<link>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/09/commuter-seamen-who-eat-and-sleep-at-home-every-night-are-still-entitled-to-%e2%80%9cmaintenance%e2%80%9d-employer-can-not-offset-%e2%80%9cmaintenance%e2%80%9d-based-on-seaman%e2%80%99s-receipt-of-so/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Delaware River &#38; Bay Authority v. Kopacz, ___ F.3d. ____ (3d Cir. Sept. 25, 2009), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit made clear that commuter seaman – those who eat and sleep on land each night – are entitled to “maintenance”. Kopacz was a seaman who commuted to work each day. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employer is responsible to pay for massage treatment for injured longshoreman.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Longshore & Harbor Workers' Comp. Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harbor workers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[massage treatment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent decision from the Benefits Review Board in R.C. v. Caleb Brett., L.L.C, BRBS No. 08-0741 (April 16, 2009), massage therapy was deemed compensable under Section 7 of the Longshore &#38; Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. Section 7(a) of the Act provides that an employer is liable for medical care and treatment related [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May a seaman recover punitive damages for his employer’s willful failure to pay maintenance and cure?</title>
		<link>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/07/may-a-seaman-recover-punitive-damages-for-his-employer%e2%80%99s-willful-failure-to-pay-maintenance-and-cure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Jones Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maritime law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motor Tug]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On June 25, 2009, in the case of Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend, 129 S.Ct. 2561 (2009), the U.S. Supreme Court said “Yes”. In so holding, the Court resolved a conflict between the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which held punitive damages were available) and the Second, Third, Fifth and Ninth Circuits which found that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pittsburgh Clipper Fleet Photos</title>
		<link>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/06/pittsburgh-clipper-fleet-photos/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/06/pittsburgh-clipper-fleet-photos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vessel Photo Gallery]]></category>

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		<title>The Longshore &amp; Harbor Workers Compensation Act</title>
		<link>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/06/the-longshore-harbor-workers-compensation-act/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/06/the-longshore-harbor-workers-compensation-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Longshore & Harbor Workers' Comp. Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LHWCA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[longshore]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (referred to as the Longshore Act or LHWCA) provides compensation and medical benefits to injured maritime workers who are not covered by the Jones Act (ie. seamen) or state workers&#8217; compensation. Congress enacted the Longshore Act in 1927 in an effort to protect workers engaged in maritime activity. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Jones Act</title>
		<link>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/06/the-jones-act/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Jones Act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the Jones Act and How does it affect you? The Jones Act, officially known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, was originally passed in order to provide protective legal rights for American Merchant Marines along with sailors and the ships’ crews. Its author, Senator Wesley Jones of Washington State declared that American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Division of Longshore &amp; Harbor Workers&#8217; Compensation Programs District Offices</title>
		<link>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/06/division-of-longshore-harbor-workers-compensation-programs-district-offices/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/06/division-of-longshore-harbor-workers-compensation-programs-district-offices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Longshore & Harbor Workers' Comp. Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Division of Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office of Workers Compensation Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Depart of Labor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Depart of Labor, Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP) has several divisions, one of which is the Division of Longshore &#38; Harbor Workers&#8217; Compensation Programs (DLHWCP). Each division has a District Director, formerly known as deputy commissioners, and Claims Examiners who supervise the administration of Longshore claims. District Directors and Claims Examiners preside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Maritime Accident?</title>
		<link>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/05/9what-is-a-maritime-accident/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/05/9what-is-a-maritime-accident/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 18:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boat accident]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Maritime and admiralty law protects maritime workers and pleasure boat passengers. Maritime accidents can come in a variety of forms but basically fall into two categories: recreational boating accidents and commercial boating accidents. If you are a maritime worker, harbor worker, longshoreman or passenger on a cruise ship, pleasure boat or other vessel it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pittsburgh Towboat Accident Kills 4</title>
		<link>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/05/pittsburgh-towboat-accident-kills-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/05/pittsburgh-towboat-accident-kills-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 12:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Jones Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barge accident]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beaver County January 9, 2005- The towboat, Elizabeth M lost power and crashed over the Montgomery Lock &#38; Dam in Beaver County, Pennsylvania on the Ohio River killing four crewmen on board.  According to Coast Guard reports, the accidents were due to misconduct and negligence on the part of the Master of the Elizabeth M, as well as [...]]]></description>
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