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HM&B Prevails: Cruise Line Ticket Defense upheld by the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

On May 22, 2010, Jacqueline Veverka, a female passenger from Bayonne, New Jersey, boarded a Royal Caribbean cruise ship for a trip to Bermuda. The

HM&B prevails on appeal—Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal finds cost-splitting provision in seaman’s employment contract did not invalidate arbitration provision

Escobar v. Celebration Cruise Operator No. 14-11793 (11th Cir. June 25, 2015). Jorge Escobar was an employee-seaman of Celebration Cruise Operator, Inc. He signed a

HM&B Prevails on Appeal Quashing a Trial Court’s Order Compelling the Insured’s Independent Counsel to Appear for Deposition

Eller-I.T.O. Stevedoring Company, L.L.C. vs. Lazaro Pandolfo and Olga Alvarez a/k/a Olga Alvarez Sarria The insured’s independent counsel executed a declaration to support work-product doctrine objections