WHAT IS A LANDMARK CASE?
Whenever an appellate court issues a ruling that changes the law or applies the law in a new and different way, a landmark case may be involved. These decisions are few and far between and only occur on rare occasions. They may begin the start of a shift in the law that can have broad and significant impact and meaning. Handling a landmark case is always challenging as an attempt is being made to make new law or to change existing law. Very few attorneys are ever involved in a landmark case. Landmark cases are frequently cited by other courts in support of their decisions.
OUR LANDMARK CASES
Members of this firm have successfully handled numerous landmark cases. Most of them are in the area of admiralty and maritime law dealing with claims by passengers or seafarers. They are summarized as follows:
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