Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

• Arthur Frommer Comments on Lack of U.S. Income Taxes paid by Cruise Ship Companies

  Brett Rivkind | March 14, 2012 9:18 AM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  I have recently been writing about Congressional Hearings addressing the Costa Concordia disaster, as well as other issues that have come to the attention of Congress as a result of the increased...

• Cruise Ship Industry Safety Addressed by Congress

  Brett Rivkind | March 01, 2012 6:44 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  When I first learned that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation was a holding a hearing to address the cruise ship industry’s...

• Can't Costa get it Right?

  Brett Rivkind | March 01, 2012 10:07 AM | 1 CommentFort Lauderdale, FL

  Following in the wake of the disaster of the Costa Concordia, it has been reported that a cruise ship operated by Costa Cruise Lines, the Costa Allegra, caught fire during a cruise. The cruise...

• Hold CSX Liable for Fatal Megabus Accident

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | March 01, 2012 8:33 AM | 1 CommentNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  On first read, the headline seems to make no sense. But when one considers the reasoning of a New York (NY) criminal court judge in acquitting a bus driver of four counts of criminally negligent...

• Roadway obstructions may have played a part in the crash of a school bus with a dump truck in NJ

  Paul Napoli | February 26, 2012 5:14 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Transportations officials say a preliminary report into the fatal crash of a New Jersey school bus with a dump truck shows there were obstructions limiting the visibility of the roadway. The...

• Do Jones Act Seamen Work In Your State? Does a River Run Through It?

  Gerry McGill | February 23, 2012 12:05 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  The Jones Act is a federal law enacted in 1920 which, in part, protects seamen who are injured on vessels working on the navigable waters of the United States. The Act allows an injured seaman to...

• David Versus Goliath: Do Passengers Have The Weapons To Hold Cruise Ship Companies Responsible?

  Brett Rivkind | February 23, 2012 8:35 AM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  I have often times blogged about how cruise ship companies enjoy favorable maritime laws that enable them to escape liability for the harms they cause. The cruise ship companies, like Norwegian...

• Don't Try This at Home: Fatal Amtrak Train Collison Occurs in Lansing

  David Mittleman | February 20, 2012 8:43 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  A 39-year-old man was killed late on February 16 after attempting to drive around a train crossing. According to officials, Hermes Fernandez-Lopez of Lansing drove his 2007 Chevy Malibu around a...

• Captain Schettino of Costa Concordia Remains Under House Arrest

  Brett Rivkind | February 10, 2012 5:07 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  An Italian Court ruled on Tuesday that Captain Schettino must remain under house arrest. He was the captain of Costa Concordia that killed at least 17 people because the captain sailed too close...

• Cruise Line Ticket Fine Print Could Block Costa Concordia Passengers From Pursuing Damages

  Emily Mapp Brannon | February 07, 2012 8:02 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  After the Costa Concordia disaster, news broke about some injured and severely traumatized cruise ship passengers trying to organize and take legal action against the Italian liner's owner...