Longshore accident attorney Hawaii

 

Part of what makes Hawaii such a thriving tourist destination are the opportunities it offers for marine recreation. People visit Hawaii to bask in the sun, go scuba-diving, explore reefs in flat-bottomed boats, sport-fish in deep Pacific waters, sail on yachts, and take sightseeing tours and leisurely cruises around the islands.

A large part of Hawaii’s infrastructure is devoted to catering to this tourist trade, and thousands of people around the islands either staff, own, or captain these boats.

 

With all this activity going on, it’s inevitable that a certain number of people are injured, and some are even killed, during marine excursions every year.  It is important to hire an attorney who is devoted to maritime accidents because United States maritime law is a special area of law that distinguishes between two types of victims:

· Tourists and passengers; and others covered under state and civil tort laws; and

· Crew members, dockyard and shipyard workers, and other workers covered under federal maritime law.

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