Dec20
2015

McAlpin Tanner Marcotte P.A. is pleased to announce the expansion of its highly specialized legal staff with the addition of seasoned maritime litigator Daniel S. Marcotte.   Mr. Marcotte’s experience includes maritime litigation, arbitration, the defense of marine insurance claims, and general commercial disputes.   He has handled international arbitrations and routinely […]

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Nov20
2015

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an opinion in favor of McAlpin Tanner Marcotte’s client affirming the trial court’s order compelling arbitration of a foreign crewmember’s Jones Act claim. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which encompasses Florida, Georgia and Alabama, affirmed the trial court’s ruling that the […]

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Oct5
2015

October 5, 2015 – MIAMI, FLORIDA — The maritime litigation law firm of McAlpin Tanner Marcotte has earned their clients three arbitration defense verdicts within the short span of three weeks, a highly unusual, if not unprecedented, result.  An arbitration defense verdict is the equivalent of a defense verdict at trial.  The […]

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Aug18
2015

A minor-plaintiff and his father sued one of the world’s premier cruise lines after the minor-plaintiff fell and broke his arm onboard a cruise ship.  The plaintiff-passengers alleged that the cruise line failed to clean up a puddle of water after an experiment in the kid’s laboratory onboard which created […]

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