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

• Arbitration in Seamen Cases

  Brett Rivkind | October 10, 2011 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Recently, seamen have been facing mandatory arbitration provisions in their employment agreements which deny them their rights to a jury trial under the Jones Act, and also their right to the...

• Boating Accident results in Death of 45-Year Old Man

  Brett Rivkind | October 10, 2011 11:10 AM | 13 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  I had blogged about being careful over the Columbus Day weekend, in view of the fact that our Columbus Day Regatta weekend brings with it a high congestion of boats, and the danger of people...

• Senator Rockefeller Pushes for Recreational Boating Safety Legislation

  Brett Rivkind | October 07, 2011 5:41 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Senator Phil Rockefeller of Washington introduced a boating safety education bill through the state senate to address the increasing concerns over recreational boating safety. This bill comes a...

• Missing Cruise Ship Passenger Found Dead

  Brett Rivkind | October 05, 2011 4:49 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  We have previously reported about the number of disappearances and incidents involving passengers going overboard on a cruise ship, as well as Congressional Hearings that have been held regarding...

• Proposed Legislation Would Prohibit Arbitration Clauses in Cell Phone Agreements

  Brett Rivkind | October 05, 2011 4:14 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Senator Richard Blumenthal, from Connecticut, and Senator Al Franken, Minnesota, have introduced a bill that would prohibit cell phone companies from placing binding arbitration clauses in the cell...

• Car/Bus Accident In Carver County

  Mike Bryant | October 01, 2011 9:21 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Friday morning , there was a car/ school bus collision at Pioneer Trail and Acorn Road in Chaska. On the school bus were students from the Pioneer Ridge Middle School. The driver of the car and a...

• Shanghai Subway Crash Injures 271 People

  Emily Mapp Brannon | September 29, 2011 11:39 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  A tragic train accident in Shanghai added to an unease that safety may have been sacrificed in China’s rush to develop, according to the New York Times. Some 271 people were injured when one...

• What You Should Know about Passenger Van Safety

  Michael Lewis | September 28, 2011 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsWinston-Salem, NC

  It is very likely that you have ridden in a 15-passenger van at some point in your life or maybe your child has for a school field trip. But did you know that the safety of those riding and driving...

• United Airlines Workers File Lawsuit Alleging That Cockpit Training is Insufficient

  David Mittleman | September 28, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Would you want to fly on an airplane if you knew the pilot didn't have sufficient training? Unfortunately, according to union pilots at United Airlines, this might be the case. Specifically, pilots...

• HRT Reveals Safety Improvements for Norfolk's Tide Light Rail System

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | September 27, 2011 7:15 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  After just one month of service, Norfolk’s new light rail system has defied all expectations, at least in terms of the number of passengers who have been enticed onto the new service. The...