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		<title>Costa Concordia Disaster</title>
		<link>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2012/01/costa-concordia-disaster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barge Accidents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen P. Moschetta was recently featured on the John Williams Talk Radio Show airing on WCCO, a CBS affiliate in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to discuss the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster. On January 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia, carrying over 4,000 passengers and crew, deviated from safe travel lanes and sank on a reef off the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barges Breakaway on Ohio River near Pittsburgh, PA, prompts school evacuation, recovery effort</title>
		<link>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2011/05/barges-breakaway-on-ohio-river-near-pittsburgh-pa-prompts-school-evacuation-recovery-effort/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 14:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the early morning hours of April 27, 2011, four (4) barges broke free from the Carl L. Johnson, which is operated by Consol Energy.  U.S. Coast Guard officials said the barges broke loose when a wire snapped as crewmembers were trying to face up (connect) to a barge.  While it has not been reported, [...]]]></description>
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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>Barge Collides with Tour Boat &#8211; Deadly Accident on Delaware River Near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. . . Various Navigational “Rules of the Road” Implicated.</title>
		<link>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2010/07/barge-collides-with-tour-boat-deadly-accident-on-delaware-river-near-philadelphia-pennsylvania-various-navigational-%e2%80%9crules-of-the-road%e2%80%9d-implicated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Moschetta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Delaware River]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[duck boat accident kills two in philadelphia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[K-Sea Transportation Partners]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lawyers for barge and tour boat accidents]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Resource]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tour boat accident]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tour boat and barge collide on delaware river]]></category>
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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>
		<link>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/08/employer-is-responsible-to-pay-for-massage-treatment-for-injured-longshoreman/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/08/employer-is-responsible-to-pay-for-massage-treatment-for-injured-longshoreman/#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[jones act]]></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>
		<comments>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/#comments</comments>
		<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>
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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>
		<comments>http://blog.moschettalawfirm.com/2009/06/the-jones-act/#comments</comments>
		<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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