I am in the middle of a dispute with a boatyard, my insurance company and my lawyer — all at the same time. My boat sank soon after a substantial amount of work was completed at a local boatyard. My insurance company paid...
David Weil has been the proud author of the “Ask a Maritime Attorney” column in The Southern California Log Newspaper and Sea Magazine since 2006, with over 300 installments of the column. We have provided links in this section to those articles, covering a wide range of topics of interest to the California maritime and boating communities.
I am in the process of selling a boat through a broker. The transaction is ready to close, and I am troubled by the bill of sale form that my broker has asked me to sign. The form is identified as Coast Guard form number...
My boat sank at the dock a few months ago, and my insurance company has refused to pay the claim. Based on their investigation, they have concluded that the loss was caused by a leaky packing gland, which they say is excluded...
I Was Injured on a Lake Tour Boat. Can I Sue?
May 14, 2010
I was injured aboard a tour boat on an inland lake in California when I fell into an open hatch. I asked the owners of the boat to pay for my medical expenses and to compensate me for my time away from work, but they refused...
I have been working with a local boatyard to purchase a 42-foot sailing yacht that was abandoned in the yard a couple of years ago. Apparently the owner ran up a fairly large repair bill and simply walked away from the boat....